Wanda Szuman

Wanda Szuman
Born(1890-04-03)3 April 1890
Toruń, Prussia, German Empire
Died1 December 1994(1994-12-01) (aged 104)
Toruń, Poland
OccupationEducator
FatherLeon Szuman
Relatives
Szuman's grave

Wanda Szuman or Szumanówna[1] (3 April 1890 – 1 December 1994) was a Polish educator. She was a "pioneer of special education in Poland" and worked particularly with orphans and children with special needs. She also participated in the underground education movement during World War II, teaching subjects that were forbidden by law at the time. She won multiple awards for her teaching during her lifetime.

  1. ^ "Catalogue record showing both surnames". Katalog Biblioteki Pedagogicznej KPCEN we Włocławku. Retrieved 2 May 2023.