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Jadwiga Staniszkis

Jadwiga Staniszkis, Polish sociologist, political scientist, and academic (died 2024)

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Born
April 26, 1942
Died
April 15, 2024
Zodiac sign
Taurus
Birth year
1942

About Jadwiga Staniszkis

Jadwiga Staniszkis was a Polish sociologist and political scientist, essayist, a professor at the University of Warsaw and the Wyższa Szkoła Biznesu, a Polish campus of National-Louis University. In 2004 Staniszkis was awarded the Prize of the Foundation for Polish Science, called the "Polish Nobel Prize" in Poland. On 31 August 2006, President Lech Kaczyński awarded her the Commander's Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta.

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Jadwiga Staniszkis timeline

  1. In 2004 Staniszkis was awarded the Prize of the Foundation for Polish Science, called the "Polish Nobel Prize" in Poland.
  2. On 31 August 2006, President Lech Kaczyński awarded her the Commander's Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta.

The world when Jadwiga Staniszkis was born

Jadwiga Staniszkis was born in 1942. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1942

  • #1 song"White Christmas" – Bing Crosby
  • Top movieCasablanca
  • Best-selling bookThe Song of Bernadette – Franz Werfel

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentFirst Negro League World Series
  • Top headlineBattle of Midway becomes turning point of WWII in the Pacific
  • Technology milestoneEnrico Fermi achieves first nuclear chain reaction
  • Defining fadRationing and war bonds
  • Notable inventionNapalm
  • World population2.35 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderFranklin D. Roosevelt
  • Sports championSt. Louis Cardinals (World Series)
  • U.S. population134.9M

1942 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Jadwiga Staniszkis's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19422026
Gas$0.20$3.45/gal
Average home$5,600$435,000
Average income$3,800$67,500
Minimum wage$0.30$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket$0.27$11.95
Postage stamp$0.03$0.73
Population134.9M341 million

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