Background
Ostrowski, Jerzy was born on March 10, 1938 in Luków, Voivodship Siedlce, Poland. Son of Piotr and Janina (Kopec) Ostrowski.
scientific consultant cartographer editor
Ostrowski, Jerzy was born on March 10, 1938 in Luków, Voivodship Siedlce, Poland. Son of Piotr and Janina (Kopec) Ostrowski.
Master of Science, Warsaw (Poland) University, 1960. Postgraduate, Polish Academy of Sciences, Warsaw, 1966.
Assistant editor in cartography, State Cartographical Public House, Warsaw, 1960-1961;
research assistant in cartography, Institute Geography Warsaw U., 1961-1963;
editor cartographer, Polish Science Publications, Warsaw, 1961-1963;
editor cartographer, Geography Magazine Poznaj Swiat, Warsaw, 1969-1985;
editor in chief, Eugeniusz Romer State Cartographical Public House, Warsaw, 1985-1988;
editor in chief, Science quarterly Polish Cartographical Review, Warsaw, since 1985;
senior editor in cartography, Institute Geography and Special Organisation Polish Academy Sciences, Warsaw, since 1968. Collaborator Bibliographia Cartographica International Documentation of Cartographical Literature, West Berlin, 1974-1985. Cartographic advisor State Public House Wiedza Powszechna, Warsaw, 1982-1991.
Member Common for Establishing Geographical Names at Ministry of Education, since 1982. Member Commission forEstablishing Names of Localities and Physiographical Objects at the Council of Min.' General’ s Office, since 1985. Science advisor E. Romer State Cartographical Public House, Warsaw, 1987-1989.
Board dirsl Polish Teachers Trade Union, 1960-1980, Indiana Autonomous Trade Union "Solidarity", since 1980. Member Polish Geography Society (board directors since 1964, Golden award 1978), Cartographic Commission Polish Geography Society (chairman 1975-1978, board directors since 1968), International Cartographic Association.
Married Elzbieta Krystyna Nowicka, August 1, 1962. Children: Anna, Andrzej.