Janina Oyrzanowska-Poplewska | |
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| Born | Janina Róża Oyrzanowska 2 May 1918 |
| Died | 16 July 2001 (aged 83) Warsaw, Poland |
| Nationality | Polish |
| Other names | Janina Ojrzanowska-Poplewska |
| Alma mater | University of Warsaw (DVM, PhD) |
| Occupation | Veterinarian |
| Years active | 1947 – late 20th century |
| Relatives | Robert Fryderyk Stichel (great-grandfather) |
| Family | House of Ojrzanowski / Oyrzanowski |
| Honours | Righteous Among the Nations, Golden Cross of Merit, Knight's Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta, Order of the Commission of National Education |
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Janina Oyrzanowska-Poplewska (2 May 1918 – 16 July 2001) was a Polish academic and veterinarian. A professor at the Warsaw University of Life Sciences, she specialized in epizootiology but her main area of research concerned viral diseases of canines, which led to the development of the first vaccine for canine distemper in Poland.
During World War II, she was involved with Polish resistance, and her family helped a number of refugees. In 1981, she was honored as a Righteous Among the Nations by Yad Vashem for her efforts to save Jews during the Holocaust.