[The history of medicine in the scholary work of Professor Bolesława Popielskiego].

Professor Bolesław Popielski, a forensic medical expert, was born in Lwów on 3 May 1907. He earned his medical degree at the Jan Kazimierz University in Lwów. He was an employee of the Forensic Medicine Institute in Lwów and Kraków, and from 1946 he was the director of the Institute in Wrocław. Prof. Popielski remained professionally active even after retirement. As an expert in his field, he contributed over 270 publications, including articles on medical ethics. His studies on the history of medicine were related to the past of medical ethics and the history of the medical corp in Lwów and post-war Wrocław. Prof. Propielski is an active member of the Wrocław chapter of the Polish Society of the History of Medicine and Pharmaceutics. His contributions to the Society as well as his scholarly works are known for their astuteness and for the Professor's talent for capturing his audience's attention and interest.