Kariery naukowe absolwentek Wydziału Humanistycznego Uniwersytetu Stefana Batorego w Wilnie

Abstract

The article presents short biographies and scientific careers of graduates of the Faculty of Humanities of the Stefan Batory University in Vilnius, such as: Polish classical philologist Zofia Abramowiczówna (Abramowicz), historian Marta Burbianka, Polish philologists Maria Dunajówna and Walentyna Horoszkiewiczówna. All of them defended their doctoral theses at USB and published their first scientific papers in Vilnius. After obtaining their degrees, some of them, such as Abramowiczówna and Dunajówna, became assistants at the Faculty of Humanities of the USB, others, such as Horoszkiewiczówna remained the scientific secretary, while Burbianka, at the invitation of Polish organizations, went to Lithuania, where she worked in Polish junior high schools. After World War II, all of them, except Horoszkiewiczówna, who died in Vilnius, emigrated to Poland within its new borders, where they continued to work in scientific libraries and Polish universities, published scientific works, and participated in the work of social organizations.