DOI article:
Gawlikowski, Michał; Ostrasz, Antoni [Honoree]: Antoni Ostrasz: (1929-1996)
DOI Page / Citation link:https://doi.org/10.11588/diglit.41241#0010
admired his sure hand and his deep understanding of ancient
architecture, while enjoying every minute of his company.
Antoni returned to Warsaw in 1967 and took the post of
lecturer at Warsaw University's Institute of Developing Countries.
He obtained his PhD in 1976, submitting a study on the urban
development of ancient Palmyra. Before that, he had already left
his mark on the site itself: the Tetrapylon, now very conspicuous
in the midst of the ruins, has been restored after a project which he
prepared for the Directorate General of Antiquities of Syria.
When I was asked to recruit a team to work on the Jerash
International Project, I went straight to Antoni and asked him to
join us. He agreed immediately and we went there together in
1982. Little did he know that Jerash would become his home for
the rest of his life. There he met and married Ina Kehrberg, who
had joined the Project with the Australian mission. Their son,
Mark, is now 12. With his characteristic enthusiasm and efficiency,
Antoni spent the last few years restoring the Jerash hippodrome. It
was not given to him to complete this tremendous task, but he left
a manuscript book on the monument that his wife will prepare for
publication.
A good friend is gone.
Michal Gawlikowski
architecture, while enjoying every minute of his company.
Antoni returned to Warsaw in 1967 and took the post of
lecturer at Warsaw University's Institute of Developing Countries.
He obtained his PhD in 1976, submitting a study on the urban
development of ancient Palmyra. Before that, he had already left
his mark on the site itself: the Tetrapylon, now very conspicuous
in the midst of the ruins, has been restored after a project which he
prepared for the Directorate General of Antiquities of Syria.
When I was asked to recruit a team to work on the Jerash
International Project, I went straight to Antoni and asked him to
join us. He agreed immediately and we went there together in
1982. Little did he know that Jerash would become his home for
the rest of his life. There he met and married Ina Kehrberg, who
had joined the Project with the Australian mission. Their son,
Mark, is now 12. With his characteristic enthusiasm and efficiency,
Antoni spent the last few years restoring the Jerash hippodrome. It
was not given to him to complete this tremendous task, but he left
a manuscript book on the monument that his wife will prepare for
publication.
A good friend is gone.
Michal Gawlikowski