TY - JOUR TI - Jadwiga Turkowska née Czarnecka (1889–1982) AU - Czeppe, Maria TI - Jadwiga Turkowska née Czarnecka (1889–1982) AB - An important figure in Krakow’s post-war teaching environment was Jadwiga Turkowska née Czarnecka (1889–1982), a mathematics teacher in the Jan III Sobieski High School. She was an excellent educator, worked until she was 78, and influenced a few generations of high school graduates in Krakow. The daughter of exiles, she was one of the first women to obtain a degree from Saint Petersburg Imperial University. She also played a significant role during the inter-war period and World War II in education in Vilnius. It was possible to find a wide range of information about the family of Jadwiga Turkowska, including archival materials from Omsk and Vilnius, recreate the course of her professional work and to collect memories regarding this extraordinary teacher, warmly remembered both among her family and friends as well as her colleagues and pupils from various stages of her career. VL - 2021 IS - XXVII PY - 2021 SN - 1233-2135 C1 - 2720-0833 SP - 67 EP - 105 DO - 10.4467/12332135KRA.21.002.14681 UR - https://ejournals.eu/en/journal/krakowski-rocznik-archiwalny/article/jadwiga-z-czarneckich-turkowska-1889-1982 KW - Krakow KW - Jadwiga Turkowska née Czarnecka KW - mathematician KW - Omsk KW - women’s education KW - Siberia