Janina Hurynowicz was born 10 November 1894 in
Krystynopol in the territory of the
Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth annexed by Russia.
University life From 1922–1933, Hurynowicz progressed through her academic career at the
University of Vilnius, from junior assistant to assistant professor of the neurological clinic. In the summer of 1945, after her evacuation from Vilnius, she moved to Toruń, assuming the position of associate professor of the head of the Department of Neurophysiology and Comparative Physiology at the Nicolaus Copernicus University. In 1949 she was promoted to full professor. From 1946, she was involved in organizational work at the emerging branches of the State Institute of Mental Hygiene in Toruń and Bydgoszcz, from which mental health clinics were later established. She remained the director of an outpatient clinic in Toruń until 1954. Hurynowicz retired at the age of 70 and died 2 October 1967 in Toruń. She was buried there in the St. George Cemetery. == Selected memberships ==