Profesor Ida Kurcz zmarła 25 stycznia 2024 roku. Nauka polska straciła wybitną Uczoną o niekwestionowanym autorytecie w świecie. To ona wprowadziła psycholingwistykę do krwioobiegu polskiej psychologii i nadawała ton jej rozwojowi. Nie bez przyczyny była tytułowana Pierwszą Damą psycholingwistyki w Polsce. Niniejszy tekst przypomina Jej biografię, osiągnięcia naukowe, dydaktyczne i organizacyjne.

The paper presents the usefulness of the common sense psychology, as well as of the knowledge acquired in various traditions of academic psychology in historical interpretations.

Professor Zdzislaw Chlewinski was the creator and head of the Department of Experimental Psychology at the Catholic University of Lublin. His main interests were focused on decision-making and risk-taking, and in general – on human cognition, including errors in thinking. As a scholar, researcher and educator, he was concerned with methodological precision and the use of computational methods in psychological research. As a man of science and a Catholic priest, he was distinguished by his open-mindedness, cognitive curiosity, tolerance and social commitment. The article presents the Professor's scientific profile and research, publication and organizational achievements.