Jadwiga Szubartowicz

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Jadwiga Szubartowicz
Born(1905-10-16)October 16, 1905
Lublin
DiedJune 20, 2017(2017-06-20) (aged 111)
Lublin
OccupationAccountant
Known forbeing a supercentenarian

Jadwiga Szubartowicz née Skawińska[1] (16 October 1905 in Lublin[2] - 20th July 2017[3]) was a Polish supercentenarian. She was the oldest Polish person alive between 1st August 2015 and 20th June 2017.

Biography

Szubartowicz was born on 16th October 1905 in Lublin. During her childhood, she lived for a fer years in Russia together with her family. Living there, at the age of 12, she was a witness of the October Revolution, which she witnessed in Petersburg, then called Petrograd.[4] She was a graduate of Middle School of Sisters Ursulines and Education Studies, which she graduated from together with her sister.[1] She was working as an accountant[2], and her sister for 40 years as a teacher in Lubartów[1].

During the Nazi occupation of Poland, her brother was arrested and sent home after a week spent in KL Lublin, but later arrested again in Kraków. From there, he went to Buchenwald (KL), where he died[1]. Szubartowicz was a witness of the transportation of the painting Battle of Grunwald in order to hide it from the Germans[1]. In 1952 she got married to Antoni Szubartowicz, a soldier, veteran of Battle of Monte Casino[1].

On 1st August 2015, after the death of Jadwiga Młynek (1905=2015) from Kalisz, she became the oldest living Polish person.[2] Her age was verified by the researches from Gerontology Research Group[4], whom have sent her wishes because of her 110th birthday, which she celebrated on 16 October 2015.[5] On 7th March 2017, to celebrate the Day of Women, mayor of Lublin, Krysztof Żuk, had given her a medal of 700-year anniversary of establishment of the city[6]..

She has died on 20th July 2017 in one of Lublin's nursing homes.[3] She was buried at a cemetery by the Street Lipowa in Lublin on 26th July 2017[7]..

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f Gabriela Bogaczyk. "Lublinianka ma 110 lat. Poznajcie panią Jadwigę i jej historię". polskatimes.pl. Retrieved 2017-03-26.
  2. ^ a b c Wacław Jan Kroczek. "Najstarsi Polacy w historii". najstarsipolacy.pl. Retrieved 2017-03-26.
  3. ^ a b "Zmarła Jadwiga Szubartowicz. Najstarsza Polka była lublinianką - www.kurierlubelski.pl". Retrieved 2017-07-20.
  4. ^ a b ask (2015-10-21). "Najstarsza Polka mieszka w Lublinie i obchodzi 110 urodziny!". dziennikwschodni.pl. Retrieved 2017-03-26.
  5. ^ Anna Kurkiewicz (2015-10-21). "Zdjęcie kartki z życzeniami od Gerontology Research Group". polskatimes.pl. Retrieved 2017-03-26.
  6. ^ dd (2017-03-08). "Najważniejsza jest miłość. Medal dla najstarszej Polki z okazji Dnia Kobiet". dziennikwschodni.pl. Retrieved 2017-03-29.
  7. ^ "Zmarła najstarsza Polka. Miała 111 lat". lublin.tvp.pl. 2017-07-21. Retrieved 2022-08-21.
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