Janusz Wiśniewski
Illustration — Photo: Agata Dyka (N.Y. 2007) Janusz Leon Wiśniewski (born 18 August 1954 in Toruń) is a Polish scientist and writer mostly known for his novel S@motność w Sieci translated into English as Loneliness on the Net. Wiśniewski holds a Master in Physics and Master in Economics, both qualifications obtained from Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń, PhD in Information Technology from Warsaw University of Technology and Habilitation in Chemistry from the Technical University of Łódź. He is one of the authors of the computer program AutoNom, a naming tool for organic substances in the IUPAC nomenclature.
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Janusz Wiśniewski

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- 1954 · Toruń.
- Nationality
- Poland
- Occupation
- chemist · writer · computer scientist · director
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- organic chemistry
- Education
- Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń
- Languages
- Polish
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Illustration — Photo: Agata Dyka (N.Y. 2007) Janusz Leon Wiśniewski (born 18 August 1954 in Toruń) is a Polish scientist and writer mostly known for his novel S@motność w Sieci translated into English as Loneliness on the Net. Wiśniewski holds a Master in Physics and Master in Economics, both qualifications obtained from Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń, PhD in Information Technology from Warsaw University of Technology and Habilitation in Chemistry from the Technical University of Łódź. He is one of the authors of the computer program AutoNom, a naming tool for organic substances in the IUPAC nomenclature.
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Currently Wiśniewski lives and works in Frankfurt, Germany. Apart from his native Polish, he is also fluent in German, English and Russian. His most famous novel S@motność w Sieci (Loneliness on the Net) was published in 2001 and translated into many languages. There is a popular Polish film based on the novel.
• 2014, "'Grand'", (Wydawnictwo Wielka Litera), • 2012, Na fejsie z moim synem (Wydawinctwo Wielka Litera) • 2011, Ukrwienia (WL, Wydawnictwo Literackie) • 2011, Łóżko (Świat Książki, Wydawnictwo) • 2011, Zbliżenia (WL, Wydawnictwo Literackie) • 2008, Arytmia uczuć (with Dorota Wellman, Wydawnictwo G +J) • 2008, W poszukiwaniu Najważniejszego. Bajka trochę naukowa (Nasza Księgarnia, Wydawnictwo Sp. z o.o.) • 2007, Czy mężczyźni są światu potrzebni? (Wydawnictwo Literackie) • 2006, Molekuły emocji (Wydawnictwo Literackie) • 2006, Opowiadania letnie, a nawet gorące Wydawnictwo Prószyński i S-ka SA • 2005, 188 dni i nocy (with Małgorzata Domagalik, Wydawnictwo Santorski & Co) • 2005, Opowieści wigilijne Wydawnictwo Prószyński i S-ka SA • 2005, Intymna teoria względności (Wydawnictwo Literackie) • 2005, 10 x miłość Świat Książki • 2004, Los powtórzony Wydawnictwo Prószyński i S-ka SA • 2003, S@motność w sieci. Tryptyk Wydawnictwa Czarne i Prószyński S-ka) • 2003, Martyna (jako współautor, Wydawnictwo Platforma Mediowa Point Group) • 2002, Zespoły napięć (Wydawnictwo Prószyński i S-ka SA) • 2001, S@motność w sieci (Wydawnictwa Czarne i Prószyński S-ka)

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Janusz Wiśniewski born at Toruń.
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Formation and teaching. Wiśniewski studied at Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń. The record notes the qualifications Doctor of Sciences in Chemistry and habilitation. Connected to 1 other published record in the VALÉORINE Encyclopedia.
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