Famous People with Name Wladyslaw

Wladyslaw Torun            Origin/Culture/Country: Polish

Wladyslaw Torun: was a Polish aviator and military pilot, one of the pioneers of the Polish aviation. Initially a military pilot in Austria-Hungary during the Great War, he was among the first pilots to join the Polish Air Force. He took part in the Battle of Lwów (1918) and the Battle of Lwów (1920). As a professional engineer, in 1922-1923 he was chief of Central Aircraft Workshops (Centralne Warsztaty Lotnicze - CWL) in Warsaw. He died in an air crash in 1924.

Wladyslaw Dworaczek            Origin/Culture/Country: Polish

Wladyslaw Dworaczek: was a Polish educator and community organiser, as well as a political prisoner in the Nazi concentration camps.Dworaczek graduated from the elementary school in Konczyce, near the city of Zabrze, in 1932. He then entered a seminary for teachers in Pszczyna in 1938, finishing in 1948. Later he took courses in instruction of Polish language, in Katowice, where he subsequently pursued a master's degree course and graduated in 1951. He later received a master's degree in Polish philology from the University of Silesia in 1972.

Wladyslaw Hancza            Origin/Culture/Country: Polish

Wladyslaw Hancza: was a Polish actor and film director. During World War II he joined an underground theater. After the war he was a lecturer at the Theater Academy in Warsaw.

Wladyslaw Dutkiewicz            Origin/Culture/Country: Polish

Wladyslaw Dutkiewicz: was a notable Polish language Playwright and artist, winning multiple awards. He emigrated to Australia in 1949.He was a painter, sculptor, actor, stage designer, and theatre director. Two of four brothers were also artists: Jan Dutkiewicz (1911-1985, Poland) and Ludwik Dutkiewicz (1921-2008, Australia). He had five children, three of whom have careers as artists: Michal (now a commercial artist), Adam (art critic, historian & painter) & Ursula Dutkiewicz (ceramist & sculptor).

Wladyslaw Skoczylas            Origin/Culture/Country: Polish

Wladyslaw Skoczylas: was a Polish artist.In 1928 he won a bronze medal in the art competitions of the Olympic Games for his series of posters "Sw. Hubert", "Diana", "Lucznik II", and "Lucznik III".