CACrown ArchivesThe cinema collection
EN/FR
Search
Menu
Research dossier · General Reference

Zofia Bilorówna

figure skater (1895–1962)

Cross-disciplinary reference desk with index cards, atlas, dictionary and catalogue
General referenceInterpretive dossier study · Crown Archives visual atlas
Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionJul 8, 2026
Entity authorityQ4086806 ↗
Source-derived summary

Zofia Bilorówna (or Zofia Bilor) (16 June 1895 in Lwów – 23 June 1962 in Rzeszów) was a Polish figure skater who competed in pair skating.

With partner Tadeusz Kowalski, she won bronze at the 1934 European Figure Skating Championships.

Bilorówna was from Lwów, the sister of Henryk Bilor, a soldier and football player murdered in the Katyn massacre. Their parents were Tomasz and Zofia.

Editorial summary

This brief starts where responsible research should: with the source description of “Zofia Bilorówna” as figure skater (1895–1962). Everything that follows is an evidence route, not borrowed authority.

Editorial reviewA practical starting point whose main value is the path it opens into stronger specialist and primary sources. The current lead gives the account dated anchors—1895, 1962, 1934—that can be checked directly. The linked authority record independently contributes the date 1895-06-16. The account is most persuasive where Zofia, Bilorówna and figure can be independently traced.
Editorial analysis

Why this record matters

The subject matters to the general reference register because the source frames it as figure skater (1895–1962). Its deeper value depends on whether names, dates, institutions and citations support that framing.

Evidence profile

Named sources, stable identifiers and responsible institutions provide the strongest route from overview to verifiable evidence. The source revision retrieved here is dated Jul 8, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q4086806. 1 of 1 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 1895, 1962 and 1934.

Critical limits

Overview language is designed for orientation and should not be treated as a substitute for the evidence cited beneath it. The lead is largely declarative, so disagreement and counter-evidence require a deliberate search beyond the opening account. Authority statements aid reconciliation but still require their own references, qualifiers and ranks to be checked.

How to read it

Use the entry as an orientation point, then follow its citations and revision history. Names, dates and institutional relationships should be checked against the original record.

Best used for
  • Subject orientation
  • Search vocabulary
  • Locating named sources
Verify next

The closest primary source, responsible institution and strongest cited specialist reference.

Three-step research path

  1. Establish the record: confirm the title “Zofia Bilorówna”, its source revision and the description used here.
  2. Expand the search: follow Zofia Bilorówna primary sources, Zofia Bilorówna archive and Zofia research across catalogues and specialist indexes.
  3. Test the account: compare the strongest cited source with the responsible institution’s current record and note any disagreement.

Questions for further research

  1. Which source most directly establishes the central claim about “Zofia Bilorówna”?
  2. Which cited source is closest to the event, object or claim?
  3. What terminology or title could unlock a more precise catalogue search?
Subject index

Search terms from this dossier

Source & attribution

This entry incorporates text from “Zofia Bilorówna” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.