Działalność naukowa i dydaktyczna doc. dr hab. Zofii Kaczorowskiej

Zofia Kaczorowska was born on 11 September 1902 in Warsaw. She finished secondary school in 1921. Then, in 1924 she started studying at the Mathematical-Natural Faculty of the University of Warsaw. At the same time she worked at the State Meteorological Institute. In 1928 she was granted a scholarship from the Institute, with the obligation of specialising in the domain of meteorology. In 1932 Zofia Kaczorowska obtained the title of doctor of philosophy on the basis of the publication entitled Meteorological causes of the summer swells of Vistula river (in Polish), and look up the work in the Climatological Department of the State Meteorological Institute, where she stayed until the outbreak of the World War II. During the academic year 1938/39 she was also a research assistant in the Department of Meteorology and Climatology of the Main School of Farming Economy in Warsaw. Ass. Professor Zofia Kaczorowska, D.Sc., produced a significant scientific output, despite the objective difficulties in the maintenance of continuity of the research work, caused by her long illness, the period of war, and the very intensive teaching work. Ass. Professor Zofia Kaczorowska made a very valuable contribution to the education and schooling of the young geographers, and especially of the climatologists, for whom she conducted during twenty years the courses in: meteorology for the students of the Ist year of geography, and climatology for the IInd year, in the climate of Poland for the students of the IVth year, specialising in physical geography, as well as in elements of meteorology and climatology for the students of geology specialising in the Quatemary. She was in charge of the Master's seminars and workshops for the students of the climatological specialisation. She was also very active in field exercises and entry examinations. The attitude of Zofia Kaczorowska with respect to students was always very cordial, and she would especially take care of those who were in need. The ancient and the current employees of the Department of Climatology of the Faculty of Geography and Regional Studies, University of Warsaw, her pupils and associates, paid homage to Ass. Professor Zofia Kaczorowska, D.Sc., during her funeral in February 1993 (she passed a way on 11 February 1993 in Warsaw).