Witold Trylski
1912–1942 (age 30)
Biography
Witold Trylski was a Polish physicist whose scientific career was cut short by the tragic circumstances of World War II. His contributions to physics during the interwar period reflected the vibrant intellectual life of Poland during that era.
Trylski's life ended in 1942 during the German occupation of Poland, a period that claimed countless talented individuals from Poland's scientific and academic communities. He is remembered as part of the generation of Polish scholars whose potential was lost to the ravages of war.