Irena Hausmanowa-Petrusewicz, MD, PhD (1917–2015)

It is not possible to discuss academic neurology from the mid-20th to the early 21st century and not mention one of its most influential contributors, Professor Irena Hausmanowa-Petrusewicz. She died at her home and in the city with which she will always be associated, Warsaw, Poland, on July 7, 2015, at the age of 97. Professor Hausmanowa-Petrusewicz's parents came from Lvov, Poland, and their careers presaged their daughter's career. Her father was a literary critic and her mother was a Swiss-educated dermatologist who was one of the first female physicians in Poland.