Famous People with Name Henryk

Henryk Skolimowski            Origin/Culture/Country: Polish

Henryk Skolimowski: is a Polish philosopher. He completed technical studies, musicology and philosophy in Warsaw. He received his Ph.D. in philosophy from Oxford University.[1]Skolimowski's work is targeted at overcoming human angst and disconnection caused in part by the overwhelming preponderance of modern technology, which had its seeds in the Industrial Revolution. Our accelerating dependence on technology at the expense of a right relationship with Nature and the planet is a prime concern within Skolimowski's work, as is the increasing inability of organized patriarchal religions to provide a meaningful spiritual platform from which modern human beings may appropriately evolve.

Henryk Chmielewski            Origin/Culture/Country: Polish

Henryk Chmielewski: was a Polish boxer who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.[1]In 1936 he finished fourth in the middleweight class. After his loss in the semifinal bout against Henry Tiller he was not able to fight in the bronze medal bout against Raúl Villareal.In 1938, he emigrated to the United States, where he became a profesional boxer (Henry Chemel). He died in Hollywood, Florida.

Henryk Wladyslaw Niedzwiedzki            Origin/Culture/Country: Polish

Henryk Wladyslaw Niedzwiedzki: is a boxer from Poland.He competed for Poland in the 1956 Summer Olympics held in Stockholm, Sweden in the featherweight event where he finished in third place.

Henryk Srednicki            Origin/Culture/Country: Polish

Henryk Srednicki: is a retired amateur boxer from Poland, who represented his native country twice at the Summer Olympics, starting in 1976 (Montréal, Canada).Srednicki is best known for winning the world title at the second World Amateur Boxing Championships in 1978, beating Cuba's Héctor Ramírez in the final.

Henryk Budzicz            Origin/Culture/Country: Polish

Henryk Budzicz: is a Polish sprint canoer who competed from the late 1970s. He won two gold medals at the 1977 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Sofia, earning them in the K-4 500 m and K-4 1000 m events.Budzicz also finished fifth in the K-4 1000 m event at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal.