Profesor J. Mroczka „Foton”
Profesor J. Mroczka „Foton” is a bespectacled professor dwarf at Bolesława Prusa 53-55 in Ołbin, about 1.9 km north-east of the Market Square.
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Profesor J. Mroczka „Foton”
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Story
Profesor J. Mroczka „Foton” is a learned dwarf in the Ołbin district, about 1.9 km north-east of the Market Square, and he has the air of a man who enjoys explaining things. In the photo this smiling dwarf wears rectangular glasses and a pointed cap and gazes up and to one side with a pleased expression, one arm reaching out as if about to hand something over. Imagine him halfway through a lecture, delighted that a class of passers-by has stopped to listen.
History & Significance
Wrocław's bronze dwarfs grew out of the Orange Alternative, a playful, non-violent protest movement of the 1980s whose members painted dwarfs on city walls. Since 2005 the city has filled its streets with bronze dwarfs, and there are now hundreds of them. wromap.pl gives the address Bolesława Prusa 53-55 and names no sculptor or date, and I found no other source that does. A Professor Janusz Mroczka of Wrocław University of Science and Technology exists, and PWr pages say he founded its Department of Electronic and Photonic Metrology in 1998, but I found no source that says the dwarf is dedicated to him.
Inspiration
The name points to a professor with the surname Mroczka and the nickname Foton (photon). A Professor Janusz Mroczka of Wrocław University of Science and Technology founded the Department of Electronic and Photonic Metrology there, which fits the nickname, but no source I found confirms that the dwarf honours him, so this is a likely reading, not a documented fact.
Fun Facts
- He wears rectangular glasses and a pointed cap.
- His nickname Foton means photon, the particle of light.
- wromap.pl gives the address Bolesława Prusa 53-55.
- A Professor Janusz Mroczka founded a photonic-metrology department at Wrocław University of Science and Technology, but no source confirms the link to this dwarf.
- The nearest dwarf in the city database is Dąbrek Pierwszy, 202 m away.
How to Find This Dwarf
Look for Bolesława Prusa 53-55 in Ołbin, about 1.9 km north-east of the Market Square. The nearest dwarfs are farther apart here: Dąbrek Pierwszy is 202 m north-east, Pacjent i Lekarz 315 m south and Ołbiniusz 357 m west, so plan for a little more walking between stops.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Where is Profesor J. Mroczka „Foton”?
At Bolesława Prusa 53-55 in the Ołbin district, about 1.9 km north-east of the Market Square, according to wromap.pl.
Is the dwarf dedicated to a real professor?
The name suggests a Professor J. Mroczka. A Professor Janusz Mroczka of Wrocław University of Science and Technology founded a photonic-metrology department, which fits the nickname Foton, but I found no source that confirms the link.
Who made the dwarf?
I could not find a source that names the sculptor or gives a date for him.
Accessibility
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Photo shows only a close-up against a stone wall, so surface and height were not verified. wromap.pl does not flag restricted access.
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