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Stefan Kopec (1888-1941) was a famous Polish biologist. Pioneer of insect endocrinology. Studied at the Jagiellonian University in Krakow, Poland. Work at Pulawy Agricultural Research Station in Poland between 1915 and 1920 helped determine the role of the insect brain in hormone production. Arrested by Gestapo in 1940 together with his daughter Maria and son Stanislaw in an action against the Polish underground university. Imprisoned at the Pawiak Prison in Warsaw. Executed by the Germans in 1941 at Palmiry by Warsaw together with his son as a reprisal against an action of the Polish underground army.
