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Janina Ochojska

Polish humanitarian and social activist

Janina Maria Ochojska-Okońska (Polish pronunciation: [jaˈɲina ɔˈxɔjska]; born 12 March 1955) is a Polish humanitarian, social activist and astronomer, who serves as a Member of the European Parliament (2019–present). She is founder and director of the Polish Humanitarian Action (PAH) (1992–present).²

From Wikipedia’s article on Janina Ochojska (this version), CC BY-SA 4.0.

Born Mar 12, 1955.¹

Companies

Polish Humanitarian OrganisationFounder²⁰

Early life and education

1980Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń astronomy^{3 4}

Career

Occupation: humanitarian, astronomer, dissident, politician.⁹

2019 to 2024Member of the European Parliament^{7 8}
Since 1992Worked at Polish Humanitarian Organisation⁵
1980 to 1984Worked at Nicolaus Copernicus Astronomical Center, Polish Academy of Sciences⁵
Date not recordedFounded Polish Humanitarian Organisation⁶

Personal life

BornMar 12, 1955, Gdańsk^{4 10}
CitizenshipPoland¹¹
SpouseMichał Okoński married 1996¹²

Awards

2018honorary citizen of Warsaw¹³
2011Commander of the Order of Polonia Restituta¹³
2009Bene Merito¹³
2009Jerzmanowscy Award¹³
2006Award Józef Tischner¹³
2003Knight of the Legion of Honour¹³
1998Order Ecce Homo¹³
1994Saint George medal¹³
Date not recordedOrder of the Smile^{13 14}

Sources

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WikidataJanina Ochojska on Wikidata
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WikipediaJanina Ochojska on Wikipedia
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WikidataJanina Ochojska: education, on Wikidata
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Wikidataeducation, as reported
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WikidataJanina Ochojska: Worked at Nicolaus Copernicus Astronomical Center, Polish Academy of Sciences, on Wikidata
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WikidataJanina Ochojska: Founded Polish Humanitarian Organisation, on Wikidata
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WikidataJanina Ochojska: Member of the European Parliament, on Wikidata
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WikidataMember of the European Parliament, as reported
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WikidataJanina Ochojska: occupation, on Wikidata
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WikidataJanina Ochojska: place of birth, on Wikidata
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WikidataJanina Ochojska: citizenship, on Wikidata
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WikidataJanina Ochojska: spouse, on Wikidata
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WikidataJanina Ochojska: award, on Wikidata
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Wikidataaward, as reported
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WikidataJanina Ochojska: Official website, on Wikidata
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WikidataOfficial website, as reported by Members of the European Parliament
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WikidataJanina Ochojska: X, on Wikidata
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WikidataJanina Ochojska: Instagram, on Wikidata
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WikidataJanina Ochojska: Facebook, on Wikidata
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WikidataPolish Humanitarian Organisation, Founder
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Wikimedia CommonsJanina Ochojska photo by Ralf Lotys (Sicherlich), CC BY 4.0