Stanisław Ostrowski, MD—The One State President Among Dermatologists in the World

Abstract

We are indebted to everyone who cares about the commemoration of the eminent professors of King Jan Casimir University in Lvov.

Professional interest in dermatopathology of Stanisław Ostrowski – the only one State Polish President among physiciansesident among physicians

“…In Warsaw and Lvov Stanisław Ostrowski became a meticulous dermatologist who was greatly interested in histopathology of cutaneous manifestations of diseases or skin reactions to various modes of therapy [1]. Antituberculous gold therapy gained popularity thanks to Danish physicians after Robert Koch noted limited effectiveness of gold cyanide against cultures of Mycobacterium tuberculosis [9,10,11].…”

“…1) [1]. Stanisław Ostrowski was born on October 29, 1892 in Lemberg (Lvov) in Austro-Hungary and died in exile in London on November 22, 1982 [1,2].…”

“…So much instability has affected the fate of its inhabitants including Stanisław Ostrowski, who, having been appointed a physician, participated in all these battles as a military medical doctor and in this position he earned a deep respect and esteem, which helped him govern the city later on. Then, Lvov became the third largest city of the reborn Polish Republic, in which Ostrowski in 1934-1936 was vice president, and 1936-1939 president [1,2] (Fig. 1).…”

“…Thanks to his unquestioned authority, he led the unification of the struggling parties of Polish emigration and became the President of the Republic of Poland in exile. The term of his office (1972)(1973)(1974)(1975)(1976)(1977)(1978)(1979) was associated with the rebuilding of the authority of Polish government on exile, the promotion of the idea of human rights and the desire for harmonious cooperation with the representatives of the peoples of the enslaved-by-communists Central and Eastern Europe [1,2] (Fig. 2).…”

“…Stanisław Ostrowski shared his masters' interest in syphilis, skin inflammation and erythema and did not neglected microscopic studies of such lesions [1,6,7]. Lvov University was an excellent place for development of dermatopathological interests of Stanisław Ostrowski as the clinical laboratory of Dermatological Department of UJK was equipped with three Zeiss microscopes and the microtome in the early 20 th century in Lvov [8].…”