# Elżbieta Jezierska-Ziemkiewicz > Polish programmer **Wikidata**: [Q108416818](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q108416818) **Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/elzbieta-jezierska-ziemkiewicz ## Summary Elżbieta Jezierska-Ziemkiewicz is a Polish programmer and software engineer born on 9 November 1941. She had a multi-decade career at Polish computing research institutions and in industry, and has been recognized with national honours including Member of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Poland (2015). ## Biography - Born: 9 November 1941 (birth name: Elżbieta Olszewska) - Nationality: Poland - Education: Master of Engineering, Warsaw University of Technology (completed 1965; studied via remote communication) - Known for: Long-term professional work as a programmer at major Polish computing institutes and in industry - Employer(s): Institute of Mathematical Machines (1964–1970; 1975–1981), Institute of Computer Science, Polish Academy of Sciences (1984–1988), Groupe Bull (from 1988) - Field(s): Programming / software engineering ## Contributions The provided sources do not list specific publications, patents, open-source projects, or named products authored by Elżbieta Jezierska-Ziemkiewicz. What is documented are her concrete professional roles and recognitions. She worked as a programmer at the Institute of Mathematical Machines in Warsaw during two periods (1964–1970 and 1975–1981). She later worked at the Institute of Computer Science of the Polish Academy of Sciences from 1984 until 1988, and from 1988 she was employed by Groupe Bull. These appointments place her within Polish academic and industrial computing environments across the 1960s–1980s transition to international industry employment. In addition to her professional roles, she is recorded as a member of Solidarity. Her career and service have been formally recognized with at least two honours: Member of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Poland (conferred 26 October 2015) and the Medal of the 70th anniversary of Polish Information Technology (2018). No further named projects, papers, or products are specified in the supplied materials. ## FAQs ### Q: Who is Elżbieta Jezierska-Ziemkiewicz? A: Elżbieta Jezierska-Ziemkiewicz is a Polish programmer and software engineer born in 1941, known for her work at Polish computing institutes and later at Groupe Bull, and for national honours recognizing her contributions to Polish IT. ### Q: Where did she work during her career? A: She worked at the Institute of Mathematical Machines (1964–1970 and 1975–1981), the Institute of Computer Science of the Polish Academy of Sciences (1984–1988), and from 1988 at Groupe Bull. ### Q: What awards has she received? A: She was made a Member of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Poland on 26 October 2015, and she received the Medal of the 70th anniversary of Polish Information Technology in 2018. ## Why They Matter Elżbieta Jezierska-Ziemkiewicz’s documented importance rests on a sustained professional presence in Polish computing across several decades and institutional contexts. Her employment at the Institute of Mathematical Machines in the 1960s and 1970s placed her within one of Poland’s early centers for computing research. Later service at the Institute of Computer Science of the Polish Academy of Sciences ties her to national-level scientific computing activity in the 1980s. Transitioning to Groupe Bull in 1988 indicates movement into international or industry-aligned computing work. Her membership in Solidarity links her to a notable civic movement in Poland. National honours — membership in the Order of Merit of the Republic of Poland and a commemorative IT medal — are formal recognition that her career and contributions were valued at a national level. While specific projects or publications are not listed in the provided sources, the combination of institutional roles and state awards indicates a lasting professional footprint in Polish information technology and computing. ## Notable For - Employment at the Institute of Mathematical Machines in Warsaw (1964–1970; 1975–1981). - Employment at the Institute of Computer Science, Polish Academy of Sciences (1984–1988). - Employment at Groupe Bull beginning in 1988. - Member of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Poland (26 October 2015). - Recipient of the Medal of the 70th anniversary of Polish Information Technology (2018). ## Body ### Early life and education - Born Elżbieta Olszewska on 9 November 1941. - Educated at IX Liceum Ogólnokształcące im. Klementyny Hoffmanowej (secondary school). - Obtained a Master of Engineering from Warsaw University of Technology, completing studies in 1965; the educational record notes study via remote communication. - Native language: Polish. Also recorded as speaking French. ### Professional career - Institute of Mathematical Machines - Employed as a programmer from 1964 to 1970. - Rejoined the Institute of Mathematical Machines from 1975 to 1981. - Institute of Computer Science, Polish Academy of Sciences - Employed from 1984 to January 1988. - Groupe Bull - Employed beginning in January 1988. - Occupation is recorded as programmer (software engineering practice). ### Memberships and civic activity - Member of Solidarity (recorded in source material). ### Awards and honours - Member of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Poland (point in time: 26 October 2015). - Medal of the 70th anniversary of Polish Information Technology (2018). ### Personal and identifiers - Given names recorded as Elżbieta and Barbara. - Family name recorded as Jezierski / Jezierska (variants noted). - Citizenship: Poland. - Number of children: 1. - Authority identifiers: VIAF ID 194158185659120060309; National Library of Poland MMS ID 9811326324305606. - Described in the source material as a Polish programmer (Wikidata description). ## References 1. 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