Wiesława Korzeń
Wiesława Korzeń | |
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 Wiesława Korzeń | |
| Birth name | Wiesława Siedzikówna |
| Born | 17 March 1927 Grodno, Poland |
| Died | 29 June 2004 (aged 77) Kielce, Poland |
| Allegiance |  Poland |
| Awards |  Gold Cross of Merit |
Wiesława Aniela Korzeń (née Siedzik; 17 March 1927 – 29 June 2004) was a Polish accountant and teacher
Early life
Wiesława was born on 17 March 1927 in Grodno (now Belarus) in the house of her great-grandmother Helena Rzepecka, wife of Karol Rzepecki. Her grandparents Helena Tymińska née Rzepecka[1] (20 May 1885 Tashkent - 5 September 1968 Grajewo) and engineer Jan Tymiński[2][3] Prus III (1871 Boćki – 1940) married and lived in Harasimowicze, where her mother Eugenia (* 06 October 1905 - 1943) and her siblings Aleksy (26.10.1904 - 10.03.1957) and Brunon (15.04.1924 - 21.06.2020) were born. In the church in Różanystok (formerly Krasnystok), Wiesława great-grandfather Herman Tymiński (1843 – March 12, 1896, Krasnystok[4]) was an Orthodox priest[5]. Wiesława father, Wacław Siedzik, was a forester sent to Siberia under the Tsar for involvement in pro-Polish independence organisations to back to Poland in 1923. After returning from Siberia, he met and married Eugenia. The couple had three daughters: Wiesława[6][7][8], Danuta (1928–1946), and Irena (1931–1978). Wiesława grew up with her siblings in the forester's lodge near Guszczewina. The girls attended grammar school in Narewka. Wiesława is a cousin of Paweł Hur.
Second World War
In 1940 her father Wacław Siedzik was arrested by the NKVD and once again deported to Russia.[9] In 1941 he joined Władysław Anders' Polish Army (he died in Teheran in 1943). After their father was exiled, then they moved to Narewka. Eugenia was a member of the Home Army and was killed by the Gestapo in September 1943 in the forrest near Białystok. During the Second World War, until 1943 all three girls studied in the Salesian Sisters School in Różanystok near Harasimowicze.[10][11] After death of their mother, in late 1943 or early 1944 Wiesława and Danuta joined the Home Army. As part of the underground army's training, she acquired medical skills.[10]
After the Second World War
In 1950 Wiesława finished economy at the Academy of Commerce in Szczecin. At that time, through her uncle Bruno, she met her future husband, pl:Roman Korzeń, whom she later married. Together, they had four children: Danuta Jolanta, Aniela, and twins: Lech and Janusz, and grandmother of an architect and an urbanist dr. Anna Tertel. Due to a state-assigned work placement, the family moved to the Świętokrzyskie region—first to Ostrowiec, and later to Kielce.
For many years she worked as the Technikum no 3 (later Technikum im. Danuta Siedzikówna) in Kielce.[12].
Wiesława also worked as an economics teacher at the Economic Secondary School Complex in Kielce, where she was awarded the Gold Cross of Merit for achievements in teaching and educational work: "She has 20 years of exemplary teaching experience. She achieves very good results in both her educational and mentoring work. Actively involved in social initiatives within the teaching community."
Awards
- Gold Cross of Merit awarded by the Resolution of the Council of State of 12 May 1976[13]
- Award of Ministry of Education for Pedagogical Activity
References
- ^ "Unveiling of the plaque dedicated to Helena Tyminska".
- ^ "Reference Book of the Grodno Governorate 1912 p. 122".
- ^ "Reference Book of the Grodno Governorate 1914 p. 127".
- ^ "Lithuanian Eparchial News no 51 p. 537" (PDF).
- ^ "Lithuanian Eparchial News no 3 15.02.1864 p. 74" (PDF).
- ^ "« Inka », 17 ans, est née en Podlachie (scans du témoignage de sa sœur)".
- ^ "Fidélité au serment. Inka Siedzikówna".
- ^ "Les secrets de l'infirmière « Inka »".
- ^ "Wczesna młodość". Archived from the original on 12 August 2020. Retrieved 7 March 2020.
- ^ a b "Strona główna - tvp.pl - Telewizja Polska S.A." 2.tvp.pl. Archived from the original on 2008-06-05. Retrieved 15 October 2018.
- ^ "NIEZŁOMNA, WYKLĘTA, PRZYWRÓCONA PAMIĘCI. DANUTA SIEDZIKÓWNA "INKA" 1928–1946" (PDF). Retrieved 7 March 2020.
- ^ "Complex of Food Industry Schools in Kielce; Technical Secondary School No.3, Vocational School No.3, Levels I and II named after Danuta Siedzikówna "Inka"".
- ^ President of the Republic of Poland (1976-04-27). "Nomination Request for Award – Decoration 618/76" (Document) (in Polish). Warsaw: Chancellery of the President of the Republic of Poland.