Jan S. Jaworski University of Warsaw, Poland https://doi.org/10.12797/9788381388368.IV.19 American photographer and film producer, official photographer documenting the work of the Shroud of Turin Research Project (→STURP), populariser of knowledge about the Shroud of Turin primarily as founder of the oldest and largest website dedicated to the Shroud, and the Shroud Read more…
Krzysztof Pilarczyk Jagiellonian University in Krakow, Poland https://doi.org/10.12797/9788381388368.IV.8 Graduate of chemistry at the Faculty of Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry at Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań (1952), long-time employee of the Haematology Clinic of the Medical Academy in Poznań (1957–1984), Vice-Dean of the Faculty of Pharmacy for Medical Analytics (1993–1996). He Read more…
Jan S. Jaworski University of Warsaw, Poland https://doi.org/10.12797/9788381388368.IV.9 American Jesuit of Slovakian origin, professor of dogmatic theology, known internationally for his books on St Joseph and the first coin identifications of the Shroud of Turin. He was born in Cicero in the United States. At the age of 17, he Read more…
Jan S. Jaworski University of Warsaw, Poland https://doi.org/10.12797/9788381388368.IV.10 American biophysicist, professor of medical sciences, internationally renowned specialist in the reticuloendothelial system (nowadays known as the macrophage system), co-author of the pioneering work confirming the presence of authentic blood on the Shroud of Turin. He was born on 28 November 1921 Read more…
Jan S. Jaworski University of Warsaw, Poland https://doi.org/10.12797/9788381388368.II.3 The chemical studies were conducted to determine the chemical composition of the various ‘marks’ visible on the Shroud: body image, blood stains, water stains and burns. The research involved both the qualitative and quantitative determination of the content of various elements and Read more…
Jan S. Jaworski University of Warsaw, Poland https://doi.org/10.12797/9788381388368.II.2.2 The Shroud of Turin Research Project is the name given to the comprehensive, primarily physico-chemical, study of the Shroud of Turin carried out by dozens of American scientists who obtained permission from the Shroud’s owner (former King Humberto II of Italy) and Read more…