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Tomasz Samojlik
Born1978 (1978) (age 48)
Hajnówka, Poland
Occupation
  • Cartoonist
  • writer
  • scientist
Education
Website
tomaszsamojlik.pl/en

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Tomasz Samojlik (born in 1978 in Hajnówka, Poland) is a scientist, a biologist, and an environmental historian. In his research, he focuses mainly on the history of fires and their role in shaping the Białowieża Primeval Forest's environment, the role of livestock grazing in modifying woodlands of the Białowieża Forest in the last five centuries, and the environmental history of the Białowieża Forest in the 19th and 20th centuries.

He is also a successful author of comic books and books addressed to a wide audience but mostly intended for youth. Samojlik has been using his scientific work to popularize knowledge about the natural environment and its inhabitants, and the history of the Białowieża Forest.

Life

Tomasz Samojlik was born in 1978 in Hajnówka, a town in north-eastern Poland. He studied in Poland, first at the Maria Curie-Skłodowska University in Lublin, Inter-faculty European Studies where he received a Master of Science in 2002 [1]. He continued his education at the Jagiellonian University, Cracow, Faculty of Biology and Earth Sciences, where he received his PhD in science in 2007. His PhD thesis was titled “Antropogenne przemiany środowiska Puszczy Białowieskiej do końca XVIII wieku” [“Anthropogenic Landscape Change in the Białowieża Primeval Forest till the End of XVIII century”]. Its foundation constituted the results of the first stage of his study on human interactions from 500 BC to 1800 AD with the Białowieża Primeval Forest and determining their impact on the ecosystem [1] .

In 2020, Samojlik earned a postdoctoral degree (habilitation) in biological sciences at Białystok University in Białystok, Poland. His thesis was titled “Wpływ XIX-wiecznej gospodarki leśnej na stan lasów i populacji dzikich zwierząt Puszczy Białowieskiej” [“The influence of XIX century’s forest management on the forest shape and wild animals population of the Białowieża Forest”] [2].

Since 2002, Dr. Samojlik has been working at The Mammal Research Institute, Polish Academy of Sciences (MRI PAS) in the Białowieża Forest, Poland. The Białowieża Forest (literally “White Tower Forest”) is a Polish national park. It is one of UNESCO Biosphere Reserve and World Heritage Sites located on the border between Poland and Belarus.

The Mammal Research Institute, where Dr. Tomasz Samojlik holds an Associate Professor (Adjunct in Polish) position in the Population Ecology Unit, is an independent scientific research unit of the Polish Academy of Sciences (PAS) which is situated near this unique research area.

As a scientist, Dr. Samojlik coordinates European Union projects and makes contributions to the novel field of research, environmental history, especially the human impact on the Białowieża Forest [3] [4] . His research also focuses on the history of fires and the role of livestock which, among others, impact the environment of the Białowieża Forest [5]. The history and the contemporary pattern of habitat use and diet of the European bison that live in the Białowieża Forest are one of his main scientific areas of interest [6].

Tomasz Samojlik works as a scientist, but he also draws comics and writes children’s books. He is a prolific author of comic books and books addressed to a wide audience but mostly intended for youth. He decided to be a comic book artist when he was six years old [7].

He was drawing amateur comics/illustrated stories during his childhood. However, even though at the age of thirteen he had his paid cartoon debut in a local newspaper, “Kurier Podlaski” ["Podlasie press"] [7] [8], he did not believe in his talent. In high school, he realized that the cartoonist profession did not exist at that time, and that he needed to pick a real career [7], [8]. He was not admitted to study law, so he studied history and European Studies in Lublin instead and then, he started working in MRI PAS.

Besides science and literature, Samojlik is also known because of the adaptations of his work. Samojlik is also a creator and illustrator of games. Samojlik sporadically creates posters, postcards, illustrations for newspaper and magazine articles, even for scientific works of his collaborators.

Tomasz Samojlik lives close to the Białowieża Forest with his wife and two children [9] [10]. He often refers to his children as his inspiration and the first critics of his work.

Works

Scientific Publications

Tomasz Samojlik is an author of more than 50 articles in scientific journals, 7 books, 28 book chapters, and 59 popular articles. He published in English, French and Belarussian, numerous scientific articles, book chapters and books [11], also in collaboration with his peers[12] [13]. His publications were cited about 600 times (as of 2021) according to researchgate[13].

Graphic Novels

  • The Poachers, published in “The Insanity of Hegemon” (Kłusownicy, wydane w tomie Obłęd Hegemona kontynuacja komiksu Kajko i Kokosz, 2016, ISBN 978-83-281-1835-5) Find this book at the National Library of Poland
  • Dead Forest, co-created with Adam Wajrak (Umarły las, 2016, ISBN 978-83-268-2398-5)Find this book at the National Library of Poland
  • The Institute of Study of Dragons, published in “Breakbone the Terrible”, a continuation of “Kajko and Kokosz” (Instytut badania smoków, wydane w tomie Łamignat Straszliwy, kontynuacja komiksu Kajko i Kokosz, 2017, ISBN 9788328119734) Find this book at the National Library of Poland
  • Undead Forest, co-created with Adam Wajrak (Nieumarły las, 2017, ISBN 978-83-268-2571-2) Find this book at the National Library of Poland
  • This Forest is No Place for Old Wolves (To nie jest las dla starych wilków, 2017, ISBN 978-83-64858-34-5) Find this book at the National Library of Poland
  • The Call of the Carrion, co-created with Adam Wajrak (Zew padliny, 2018, ISBN 978-83-268-2716-7) Find this book at the National Library of Poland
  • A Story From Shrew Valley (Opowieść z Doliny Ryjówek, 2018, ISBN 978-83-648-5809-3)Find this book at the National Library of Poland
  • Chasing Eternity, co-created with Przemysław Biecek, Łukasz Maciejewski, Sebastian Szpakowski (W pogoni za nieskonczonością, 2018, ISBN 978-83-652-9111-0)
  • A Very Wild Tale Part 1: The Forest of Broken Hearts, co-created with Marcin Podolec and Agata Mianowska (Bardzo Dzika Opowieść 1. Las Złamanych Serc, 2019 ISBN 978-83-66128-10-1) Find this book at WorldCat free online catalog of the world's libraries
  • Let’s Save Mother Earth (Na ratunek Mateczce Ziemi, 2019, ISBN 987-83939959-4-3) Find this book online
  • A Wolf’s Heart (Serce wilka, 2020)
  • The Wutcher Part 1: The Sweet Smell of a Monster at Dusk (Wiedźmun 1. Słodki zapach potwora o zmierzchu, 2020, ISBN 978-83-66128-40-8)
  • A Very Wild Tale Part 2: Master Bobcat, co-created with Marcin Podolec and Agata Mianowska (Bardzo Dzika Opowieść 2. Mistrz Ryś, 2020, ISBN 978-83-66128-45-3)

Children’s Books

Illustrations

Other

Puzzles

  • “Hajnówka: The Gate to the Białowieża Forest” (“Hajnówka. Brama do Puszczy Białowieskiej”) .

Board/Card Games:

  • “Do You Know What That Animal Is?” (“Czy wiesz co to za zwierz?”)
  • “Pompik the Bison” (“Żubr Pompik”)
  • “Summer with Mosquitoes” (“Lato z komarami”).
  • “Białowieża Forest” (“Puszcza Białowieska”)

Postcards, Posters

Adaptations of His Works

Theater/Radio Theater

  • Pompik The Bison (Play)
  • The Shrew of Destiny (Radio Theater)

Movie/TV Show

  • Pompik The Bison (TV Show)
  • The Shrew of Destiny (Movie)

International Editions

  • The Last Bison – English Find this book online
  • Forest Beekeeper and a Treasure of Pushcha - English (ISBN 0992908205), Belarusian, Czech Find this book at Amazon.com
  • Pikot wants to be discovered (leporello, accordion book) – Belarusian, Chinese
  • The Wutcher – English
  • Wow! Nature revealed! - Chinese, Korean, Russian, Czech, Slovak
  • With Dad Series – Chinese
  • Body, how it works? – Chinese
  • Human, how does it work? – Chinese

Awards

Tomasz Samojlik has received numerous awards for his scientific work and popularization of science in books and comic books[14],[1].

  • The PAN „Golden Mind – Master of Popularization of Knowledge”, 2007 [15].
  • An Arthur Rojszczak prize, given to him by the Club of the Scholarship Holders Foundation, Polish Science 2010 [16] [17].
  • The Science Popularizer Award from the Ministry of Science and Higher Education and the Science & Scholarship in Poland, 2012, VII Edition [18] [19] [20].
  • The Polish Society of Comics Award, 2012, in the category „Best Story Writer” for the graphic novel „The Shrew of Destiny” [21].
  • Evidence of Open Mind Award, in the eight plebiscite of the newspaper „Gazeta Wyborcza” for introducing a European bison and a shrew in his comics/graphic novels, 2014 [22] [23] [24].
  • An award in a plebiscite of the reader blog awarding youth literature “Lokomotywa" ["The Steam Train"], 2018, in the category comics and graphic novels, for the comic “The Shrews’ Winter” [25].
  • The Podlaskan Year’s Brand Award”, category “Culture”, for “Pompik the European Bison”, 2020 [26] [27].

Public Appearances

Scientific Conferences

Samojlik as a scientist is very active internationally. He frequently takes part in international scientific conferences held face-to-face and online, where he does not only present the results of his work but also works as a member of scientific committees. He gives talks on the history of science, forest archaeology, environmental history, European forests, and Białowieża Forest.

Book Fairs, Literature Festival Appearances, Presentations and Workshops

Samojlik has been present at various book fairs, comic book fairs and intergenerational literature festivals organized virtually and in different Polish cities throughout the years. Additionally, Samojlik enjoys meeting with children. He is frequently invited to talk about his comic books, their characters, and the environment they live in. He has been visiting schools, daycares, and libraries where readers of his books can enjoy listening to his presentations. Furthermore, he also hosts workshops where he shares his drawing passion, provides drawing tips, and gives his audience an opportunity to try their hand at cartooning.

Interviews

There have been a lot of interviews with Samojlik, both online and face-to-face, for example:

  • The Białowieża Forest and "Pompik the Bison" with Tomasz Samojlik, The Slavic Connexion (September 4th, 2020)[28]
  • CYBERspotkania – książka to przyszłość! - Spotkanie on-line z Tomaszem Samojlikiem, Gminna Biblioteka Publiczna w Wielkiej Wsi (May 24th, 2021)[29]
  • Spotkanie z Tomaszem Samojlikiem, autorem cyklu o żubrze Pompiku, Cała Polska czyta dzieciom (June 21st, 2021)[30]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 "IBS Białowieża, Scientific staff, Tomasz Samojlik". The Mammal Research Institute of the Polish Academy of Sciences. Unknown parameter |url-status= ignored (help)
  2. "Uzasadnienie do Uchwały komisji habilitacyjnej w sprawie wniosku o nadanie dr. Tomaszowie Samilikowi stopnia doktora habilitowanogo" [Justification to the Resolution of the habilitation committee regarding the application for granting Dr. Tomasz Samilik with the degree of habilitated doctor] (PDF) (in polski). Unknown parameter |url-status= ignored (help)
  3. Jaroszewicz, Bogdan; Cholewińska, Olga; Gutowski, Jerzy M.; Samojlik, Tomasz; Zimny, Marcelina; Latałowa, Małgorzata (2019-09-29). "Białowieża Forest—A Relic of the High Naturalness of European Forests". Forests. 10 (10): 849. doi:10.3390/f10100849. ISSN 1999-4907.
  4. Samojlik, Tomasz; Fedotova, Anastasia; Daszkiewicz, Piotr; Rotherham, Ian D. (2020). Białowieża Primeval Forest: Nature and Culture in the Nineteenth Century. Environmental History. 11. Cham: Springer International Publishing. doi:10.1007/978-3-030-33479-6. ISBN 978-3-030-33478-9. Unknown parameter |s2cid= ignored (help) Search this book on
  5. Samojlik, Tomasz; Fedotova, Anastasia; Kuijper, Dries P. J. (December 2016). "Transition from traditional to modern forest management shaped the spatial extent of cattle pasturing in Białowieża Primeval Forest in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries". Ambio. 45 (8): 904–918. doi:10.1007/s13280-016-0795-4. ISSN 0044-7447. PMC 5102969. PMID 27255229.
  6. Samojlik, Tomasz; Fedotova, Anastasia; Borowik, Tomasz; Kowalczyk, Rafał (October 2019). "Historical data on European bison management in Białowieża Primeval Forest can contribute to a better contemporary conservation of the species". Mammal Research. 64 (4): 543–557. doi:10.1007/s13364-019-00437-2. ISSN 2199-2401. Unknown parameter |s2cid= ignored (help)
  7. 7.0 7.1 7.2 chaszcze (2016-08-17). "Tomasz Samojlik: "Cała nadzieja w książkach"". Chaszcze. Retrieved 2021-08-01.
  8. 8.0 8.1 "Tomasz Samojlik". Culture.pl. Retrieved 2021-08-01.
  9. "Najciekawsze trasy w Puszczy Białowieskiej". Fathers (in polski). 2021-03-25. Retrieved 2021-10-02.
  10. "Tomasz Samojlik". Culture.pl. Retrieved 2021-10-02.
  11. Samojlik, Tomasz (2020). Białowieża Primeval Forest : nature and culture in the Nineteenth Century. Anastasia Fedotova, Piotr Daszkiewicz, Ian D. Rotherham. Cham: Springer. ISBN 978-3-030-33479-6. OCLC 1148871763. Search this book on
  12. "Publications of Tomasz Samoilik". ibs.bialowieza.pl. PAN's Mammal Research Institute. Retrieved 2021-08-01. Unknown parameter |url-status= ignored (help)
  13. 13.0 13.1 "Tomasz SAMOJLIK | Researcher | PhD | Polish Academy of Sciences, Warsaw | PAN | Mammal Research Institute". ResearchGate. Retrieved 2021-08-03.
  14. Samojlik, Tomasz. "O mnie" (in polski). Unknown parameter |url-status= ignored (help)
  15. "Wyłoniono laureatów konkursu "Złoty Umysł - Mistrz Popularyzacji Wiedzy" 2008". Nauka w Polsce (in polski). Retrieved 2021-09-19.
  16. "Artura Rojszczak's Award for Dr. Tomasz Samojlik! | Mammal Research Institute". Retrieved 2021-09-19.
  17. "dr Tomasz Samojlik". Artur Rojszczak Award. Retrieved 2021-10-02. Unknown parameter |url-status= ignored (help)
  18. "Past Science Popularizer Award Holders". Science in Poland (in polski). Retrieved 2021-09-19. Unknown parameter |url-status= ignored (help)
  19. "The Science Popularizer Award from the Ministry of Science and Higher Education and the Science & Scholarship in Poland". instytucja.pan.pl. Retrieved 2021-09-19. Unknown parameter |url-status= ignored (help)
  20. "Dr. Samojlik laureatem konkursu PAP i Ministerstwa Nauki". Instytut Biologii Ssaków (in polski). 2012-02-02. Retrieved 2021-09-19.
  21. "Rozdano nagrody Polskiego Stowarzyszenia Komiksowego za 2012 rok". Booklips.pl (in polski). Retrieved 2021-09-19.
  22. "Dr Tomasz Samojlik wyróżniony w plebiscycie Gazety Wyborczej". Instytut Biologii Ssaków (in polski). 2014-06-04. Retrieved 2021-09-19.
  23. "Komiksową kreską opowiada o Puszczy Białowieskiej". bialystok.wyborcza.pl (in polski). Retrieved 2021-09-19. Unknown parameter |url-status= ignored (help)
  24. "Dr Tomasz Samojlik wyróżniony w plebiscycie Gazety Wyborczej". Instytut Biologii Ssaków (in polski). 2014-06-04. Retrieved 2021-09-19.
  25. "Lokomotywa | Plebiscyt blogerów". Plebiscyt Lokomotywa (in polski). Retrieved 2021-09-19.
  26. "Podlaska Marka Roku. Nagrody przyznane". Podlaskie24 (in polski). 2020-09-10. Retrieved 2021-09-19. Unknown parameter |url-status= ignored (help)
  27. "10.09.2020 - Żubr Pompik Podlaską Marką Roku". Instytut Biologii Ssaków (in polski). 2020-09-11. Retrieved 2021-09-19.
  28. Austin, The University of Texas at. "The Białowieża Forest and "Pompik the Bison" with Tomasz Samojlik". The Slavic Connexion. Retrieved 2021-08-01. Unknown parameter |url-status= ignored (help)
  29. CYBERspotkania – książka to przyszłość! - Spotkanie on-line z Tomaszem Samojlikiem (in polski), retrieved 2021-08-01
  30. Spotkanie z Tomaszem Samojlikiem, autorem cyklu o żubrze Pompiku (in polski), retrieved 2021-08-01


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