[Stefan Boleslaw Szuman (1889-1972), the Torun surgeon, psychologist and educator, the Jagiellonski University professor].
Professor Stefan Szuman was an outstanding offspring of dr med Leon Szuman, the Torun surgeon. He was born in Torun on 3.01.1889. Encouraged by his father he successfully graduated from medical school. Father's hopes that his private surgery clinic in Torun could be runned by his son were shattered when Stefan found a pretext for quitting surgery. It turned out that his real passion was psychology and education. Luckily, he survived the two world wars. In years 1948-1949, a 28 year old priest Karol Wojtyla listened to his lectures on characterology. It seems that among others, Stefan Szuman's views on human attitude towards death exerted a noticeable influence on the later Pope John Paul II.
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Komisja Historyczna Kujawsko-Pomorskiej Okregowej Izby Lekarskiej w Toruniu.
D001293:Attitude to Death; D004501:Education, Medical / Q000266:history*; D049672:History, 19th Century; D049673:History, 20th Century; D011044:Poland; D011584:Psychology / Q000266:history*