ARTYKUŁY INFORMACYJNE Ferdynand Rabowski – wybitny tektonik i człowiek gór

Abstract

Ferdynand Rabowski – an outstanding geologist and a mountaineer.A b s t r a c t. Ferdynand Rabowski was a Polish tectonician and a researcher of the nappe tectonics of the Alps and Tatra Mts. He was a student of Professor Maurice Lugeon to start his professional carrier with geological-tectonic mapping in the Bernese and Valais Alps in 1908–1919. These works were a remarkable contribution to the geological knowledge of the regions. After coming back to Poland in 1920, Ferdynand Rabowski began detailed geological studies of the Tatra Mts. The results of these studies made it possible to draw the major frame of tectonic structure of these mountains and to establish a firm base for further studies. For many years, he bravely fought lung and Parkinson's diseases. Nevertheless, he was continuously making efforts to carry on studies, and died a few days after his return from a field excursion in the Tatra Mts. He had not managed to develop all materials, but left numerous working manuscripts that were completed and published after his death.