Profesor Stanisław Leszczycki, 8.V.1907–17.VI.1996

Summary

Jerzy Ostrowski’s obituary of Polish geographer Stanisław Leszczycki (1907–1996) focuses on his contributions to cartography. Leszczycki initiated and served as editor-in-chief of the Atlas of Polish Industry, the National Atlas of Poland, and the Atlas of the Resources, Values and Threats of Poland’s Geographical Environment, overcoming obstacles to publication. He also promoted thematic mapping, the publication of catalogues of cartographic collections, and international cartographic cooperation. Leszczycki praised the standard of Polish map and atlas publications while criticizing insufficient theoretical and methodological research. Ostrowski places him among the principal organizers and contributors to Polish scientific cartography in the postwar period.