Witold Zglenicki
Polish geologist and philanthropist / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Witold Leon Julian Zglenicki (Russian: Витольд Згленицкий; January 6, 1850, in Stara Wargawa near Kutno – July 6, 1904, in Baku, buried in Wola Kiełpińska near Warsaw) was a Polish inventor, geologist, metallurgist, oil worker and philanthropist, He was a student of Dmitry Mendeleev, and called the "father of Baku kerosene" and the "Polish Nobel".[This quote needs a citation]
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Witold Zglenicki Витольд Згленицкий | |
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Born | (1850-06-01)June 1, 1850 |
Died | July 6, 1904(1904-07-06) (aged 54) |
Resting place | Wola Kiełpińska near Warsaw, Russian Empire (now Poland) |
Nationality | Polish |
Alma mater | Warsaw Main School Mining Institute in Petersburg |
Occupation | geologist |
Known for | explorer of rich oil pools in the Caucasus pioneer of oil extracting from the bottom of the sea |
Awards | Order of the Lion and the Sun |
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The main philanthropist of Polish science - donor of the then Kasa im. Mianowskiego (liquidated in 1951, reactivated in 1991) and the University of Warsaw.