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sunshinemiss -> RE: AA-ZZ of famous people (8/10/2009 6:17:19 PM)
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ORIGINAL: stella41b
Konrad Rudnicki (b. 2 July 1926), Polish astronomer, professor at Krakow University who discovered several supernovae and advanced a new hypothesis on galaxy clusters.
During World War II Rudnicki fought as a partisan for the Gwardia Ludowa (People's Guard) and while living with his mother in Piotrkow Trybunalski harboured a Jewish family known as the Weintraubs enabling them to escape the Holocaust. For this in January 1996 both he and his mother received the titles of Righteous Among Nations from Yad Vashem in Israel.
He also discovered the C/1966 T1 comet which is now known as the 'Rudnicki comet'.
Stella,
THIS is why I love these A to Z lists. When folks put up info about the person or the character, it is more than just a game, it's a sharing of knowledge and culture. Thank you.
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