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Jan Zachwatowicz (4 March 1900 – 18 August 1983) was a Polish architect, architectural historian, and restorer. Biography. Zachwatowicz was born in Gatchina. He studied Industrial Civil Engineering at the Saint Petersburg Polytechnical University, and graduated from the School of Architecture at the Warsaw University of Technology in 1930. [1] .
Polish architect and architectural historian, a graduate of the School of Architecture, Warsaw (1930). In 1939 he became Director of the Department of Architecture, teaching students clandestinely throughout the Nazi occupation and terror, always in great personal danger.
Jan Zachwatowicz (ur. 4 marca 1900 w Gatczynie, zm. 18 sierpnia 1983 w Warszawie) – polski architekt, profesor Wydziału Architektury Politechniki Warszawskiej. Znawca historii architektury polskiej. Generalny konserwator zabytków w latach 1945–1957. Laureat Honorowej Nagrody SARP w 1971.
May 8, 2024 · Prof. Dr. Jan Zachwatowicz was one of the main specialists involved in the process of rebuilding Polish cities after World War II. The architect rendered exceptional service in this field, giving direction to the work and, against accepted principles, deciding to lift monuments from ruins.
"Zachwatowicz, Jan" published on by Oxford University Press. he taught students clandestinely throughout the Nazi occupation and terror, always in great personal danger. Nominated (1945) General Conservator of Historical Monuments, he was appointed to the Chair of Polish Architecture, Warsaw Polytechnic.
The doctrine of historical reconstruction presented by Jan Zachwatowicz, the reconstruction and restoration of Polish towns, and the work of the Polish School of Conservation in Poland and abroad, have caused numerous dilemmas regarding truth in its traditional meaning.
Polish architect and architectural historian, a graduate of the School of Architecture, Warsaw (1930). In 1939 he became Director of the Department of Architecture, teaching students clandestinely throughout the Nazi occupation and terror, always in great personal danger.
