Introduction
Leon Tochowicz (18 July 1897 – 29 July 1965) was a Polish physician and cardiologist, professor and rector of Medical College in Kraków, author of almost 100 scientific publications, mostly in the field of clinical cardiology.
Biography
He was the son of Leon, Polish merchant, and Dorota Nawrocka. In 1918 as a volunteer he joined Polish Army to take a part in the war against Soviets. In 1920, after fights were finished, he began medical studies at the Jagiellonian University. He received his Ph.D. in 1926.
He fought as a medic-officer against German forces during 1939 September Campaign. On November 6, 1939, among other Jagiellonian University professors and lecturers, he was arrested and deported to Sachsenhausen concentration camp. He was released in 1940 and until the end of war worked as a private physician.
After the war Tochowicz continued his research in the field of cardiology. He received the title of full professor in 1956, for several cadences he was a rector of Medical College in Kraków. He died in 1965 and was buried at the Rakowicki Cemetery.