Professor Aleksander Kabsch (1928–2025) – let us remember who he was because he is worth it

Abstract

Professor Aleksander Kabsch, MD, PhD, passed away on 30th November 2025 aged 97. He was a co-creator of Poznań rehabilitation school, an outstanding orthopaedist and biomechanist, responsible for introducing studies in the field of physiotherapy. He initiated the efforts to develop sport for people with disabilities in Poland. In his life he held many important academic positions, including that of the first Rector of Poznań University School of Physical Education in the difficult years of martial law (1981–1985).