Henryk Sawistowski was born in 1925 in Grudziądz

Grudziadz

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Poland

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Sawistowski started his education in Grudziądz, during World War II while in military service. After the war he moved to London, England.

In 1974, after earning a diploma he became a lecturer at his school - the Imperial College London

Imperial College London

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 gradually rising the ranks to vice-president of Institution of Chemical Engineers

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 in 1981 and dean of City and Guilds college until his death in 1984.