# Elżbieta Zawacka

> University professor, Scouting instructor, freedom fighter during World War II

**Wikidata**: [Q293035](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q293035)  
**Wikipedia**: [English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elżbieta_Zawacka)  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/el-bieta-zawacka

## Summary

Elżbieta Zawacka was born on March 19, 1909, in Toruń[1] and died on January 10, 2009, in Toruń[1]. She was buried at the Cemetery of St. George in Toruń. Her professional occupations included historian, university teacher, and military officer[2].She was educated at the University of Gdańsk and Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań. Her professional fields encompassed armed forces, andragogy, and pedagogy[2]. Throughout her life, she received numerous awards, including the Order of the White Eagle, Pro Memoria Medal, Cross of Freedom and Solidarity, Silver Cross of the Virtuti Militari, Armia Krajowa Cross, and Cross of Combat Action of the Polish Armed Forces in the West, plus two more.


## References

1. BnF authorities
2. Czech National Authority Database
3. International Standard Name Identifier
4. Polish Science
5. Internetowy Polski Słownik Biograficzny
6. Freebase Data Dumps. 2013
7. Virtual International Authority File
8. Library of Congress Control Number
9. Sejm-Wielki.pl