Personal details:
Surname first name: Józef Kalinowski
Parents' names: Teodor and Anna (Pyrek)
Date and place of birth: March 19, 1947, Kalety
Nationality: Polish
Citizenship: Polish
Social background: working-class
Marital status (date of marriage): married since 1973
Family status (names and dates of birth) of spouse: Maria born 1952,
children Elwira b. 1976, Karol b. 1981.

Higher education:
- University of Silesia in Katowice, 1971, MA thesis: Analytical solving of differential equations, supervisor: prof. dr hab. Marek Kuczma
- PhD degree in mathematics, University of Silesia in Katowice, 1977,
PhD thesis: On certain properties of solutions of ordinary differential equations with iterates, supervisor: prof. dr hab. Tadeusz Dłotko
Profession: mathematician
Specialization learned: numerical
Specialization: theoretical
Knowledge of foreign languages: English, French, Czech, Russian.

Awards and distinction held:
First prize in the third annual prof. Marek Kuczma competition on the best Polish paper on functional equations in 1976 (together with J. Drewniak and B. Ulewicz),
Medal of the 30th Anniversary of the Mathematical Olympiad 1979,
Silver Cross of Merit 1988,
Medal of the National Education Commission 1989,
Medal of the 40th Anniversary of the Mathematical Olympiad 1989,
Silver Madal "For merits for firefighting" 1996,
Honorary badge "For merits for education" 1997,
Gold Medal "For merits for firefighting" 1998,
Medal of the Fifthieth Anniversary of the Mathematical Olympiad 1999,
Gold Medal "For merits for firefighting" 2004,
Gold Cross of Merit of the Republic of Poland 2006,
Medal of the National Education Commission 2009.

Belonging to organizations and societes:
from March 1977 until now Polish Mathematical Society - member
form November 1980 to December 1993 American Mathematical Society- member
from September 1980 to 2002 NZSS "Solidarity" - member
from October 1973 to ??? the Regional Committee of the Mathematical Olympiad in Katowice - member
from October 1981 until now, Regional Committee of the Mathematical Olympiad in Katowice - vice-chairman.

Professional experience:
from September 1, 1971 to August 31, 1973 Departament of Comprehensive Automation Systems of the Polish Academy of Sciences, Gliwice, position assistant,
from September 1, 1973 to July 10, 1994, Institute of Mathematics, University of Silesia Katowice, positions: senior assistant, assistant professor, senior lecturer,
from July 11, 1994 to October 30, 1998 Municipal Office in Kalety, position: mayor,
return to the University of Silesia from August 1, 1999 to November 9, 2002, positions: senior lecturer,
from November 10, 2002 until December 15, 2010 Municipal Office in Kalety, position: mayor.