Famous People with Name Wiktor

Wiktor Dega            Origin/Culture/Country: Polish

Wiktor Dega: 1896-1995) was a revolutionary Polish surgeon. He was an orthopedist who was well known for his work on polio. He served as an expert for the World Health Organization. He created new apparatus and devices to help accident victims and survivors of polio, as well as new therapies and operations for congenital dislocations of the hip.

Wiktor Kemula            Origin/Culture/Country: Polish

Wiktor Kemula: (1902-1985) was a famous Polish chemist, electrochemist, and polarographist. He greatly contributed to the development of electroanalytical chemistry, particularly polarography.

Wiktor Sadowski            Origin/Culture/Country: Polish

Wiktor Sadowski: is a Polish artist working in poster, illustration and painting.He graduated in 1981 at the Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw in Tomaszewski's studio.

Wiktor Zin            Origin/Culture/Country: Polish

Wiktor Zin: Polish architect, graphic artist, professor, architectural preservationist, cultural activist, and promoter of Polish history and culture.Zin finished architectural studies at Akademia Górniczo-Hutnicza in Kraków. In 1952 he received his doctorate, with further advancement in his professorial degrees in 1959, 1967, and 1979.He first worked as a teacher's assistant and adjunct at Kraków's Akademia Górniczo-Hutnicza (through 1949), and later at the Cracow University of Technology as an adjunct (1954-1959), a docent (1959-1967), and finally as a full-fledged professor, 1967 onwards. Between the years of 1962-1967 he was the dean of the Faculty of Architecture there. From 1962 he headed The Institute of Architectural History and Landmark Conservation.

Wiktor Grodecki            Origin/Culture/Country: Polish

Wiktor Grodecki: is a Polish film director, screenwriter and producer known for making films and documentaries dealing with young male prostitution and exploring the life of hustlers in various countries (Czech Republic, UK, US, Germany and Lithuania).In 1997,he made the controversial movie Mandragora which is a dramatic story about a young guy cognizing the world of prostitution, drugs and AIDS. The film won numerous awards and was seen by Vaclav Havel, who wrote a letter to congratulate Grodecki personally.[citation needed]