Wielowieyski was born on 18 May 1860 in
Lviv, to landowner Władysław (died 1895). He studied at the Stanisławów Gymnasium until 1878 and then studied philosophy, zoology, botany and chemistry at the
University of Lviv (1878–1880, under
Bronisław Radziszewski), the
University of Jena (1880–81, under
Oskar Hertwig), and at Leipzig (1881–82). He received his doctorate from
Leipzig University in 1882 with studies on light production in the
Lampyridae under
Rudolf Leuckart. He continued studies in Vienna, Munich, Berlin and Paris before becoming an adjunct at Leipzig. In 1884, he became a lecturer at the University of Lviv. He studied blood circulation in insects. In 1908, he joined
Jagiellonian University to succeed
Maksymilian Nowicki. Here he organized the experimental station in
Mydlniki. He was the owner of Władypol Estate where he retired. He served as a member of the house of representatives from 1891 to 1907. He died on 3 June 1924, aged 64. == References ==