Background
Birkenmajer, Krzysztof Ludwik was born on October 6, 1929 in Warsaw. Son of Józef and Maria (Jetkiewicz) Birkenmajer.
Birkenmajer, Krzysztof Ludwik was born on October 6, 1929 in Warsaw. Son of Józef and Maria (Jetkiewicz) Birkenmajer.
Master of Science in Geology and Paleontology, Jagiellonian University, Cracow, Poland, 1950. Engineer geologist, Technology University Mining and Metallurgy, Cracow, Poland, 1954. Doctor of Philosophy in Geology, Warsaw University, 1957.
Lecturer department geology, Jagiellonian U., Cracow, Poland, 1949-1950;
senior lecturer, Jagiellonian U., Cracow, 1951;
senior lecturer, Technology U. Mining and Metallurgy, Cracow, 1951-1954;
Adjunct Professor Institute Geological Sciences, Polish Academy Sciences, Cracow, 1954-1959;
assistant professor, Polish Academy Sciences, Cracow, 1959-1967;
associate professor, Polish Academy Sciences, Cracow, 1967-1973;
professor, Polish Academy Sciences, Cracow, since 1973. Visiting professor Institute History Geology and Palaeontology U. Copenhagen, 1975-1976. Spitsbergen geological summer field party leader Norwegian Polar Institute, Oslo, 1962, 66, 70, senior geologist, 1989.
Geological summer field party leader N.E. Greenland Geological Survey Greenland, Copenhagen, 1971, 76. Member Multilateral Cooperation Acads. Sciences Socialist Countries Problem Commission IX, 1974-1989, national representative 1974-1988.
Member Geophysical and Geodynamic Model of the Lithosphere Carpathian-Balkan region, 1981-1989. Member W.G. Geology Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research, since 1978, Polish national delegate, since 1984, member group splsts. on Cenozoic paleoclimate and paleaeoecologyof the southern high latitudes, 1986-1992, member group splsts. on environment and conservation, since 1988, scientific secretary, 1992-1996. National Polish del.Coun.
Mgrs. National Antarctic Programmes, 1988-1992, International Arctic Science Committee, 1991, member county, since 1991. Member stratigraphic committee Svalbard, Oslo, Norway, since 1990. Member scientific county National Park Pieniny Mountains, Carpathians, Poland, since 1960, vice president, since 1963.
Member general committee International Council Scientific Union, 1993-1998. Invited expert United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization/IUGS International Geological Correlation Programme, Budapest, 1969-1971, member board, 1987-1992, national representative regional meetings, Helsinki, 1992, Budapest, 1997, participantin projects. Member, leader numerous expeditions, Spitsbergen, Norway, East Greenland, West Antarctica.
Fellow Polish Society Nature, Geological Society Poland (secretary general 1951-1957, honorary), Geological Society Norway, Geological Society of America (honorary), The Explorers Club. Member Polish Academy of Sciences (correspondent, member committee geological science, prizes scientific secretary 1955, 59, 60, 73, 79, 84, 87), National Geographic Society, New York Academy of Sciences, Academy Romana (Bucharest, Romania, honorary), Geological Society of America (honorary), Geological Society Poland (honorary), Österreichische Geologische Gesellschaft (honorary), International Association Sedimentologists (member council 1963-1967), Intern-Union Commission Geodynamics (Working group 9, correspondent 1973-1980), Carpatho-Balkan Geological Association (co-organizer meetings 1963, 85), Geologische Vereinigung (member council 1990-1995), International Association Structural/Tectonic Geologists (Manchester, England), Geograph. Society Poland.
Married Maria Jadwiga Borowiejska, 1952. Children: Dominika, Iwo.