Witold Zglenicki
Witold Zglenicki | |
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Died | July 6, 1904 | (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 |
Witold Zglenicki (Russian: Витольд Згленицкий; January 6, 1850 – July 6, 1904) was a Polish geologist and philanthropist.
Zglenicki was born in Stara Wargawa.
Witold Zglenicki was not only an explorer of rich oil pools in the Caucasus but also a pioneer of oil extracting from the bottom of the sea. He directed the early development of the oil industry of the port of Baku in Russian Azerbaijan.
He also sponsored a foundation for the development of Polish culture and science which brought him the reputation as the "Polish Nobel".
He died in Baku, and was buried in Wola Kiełpińska near Warsaw.
External links[]
- Biography of "Polish Nobel"
- Works by or about Witold Zglenicki in libraries (WorldCat catalog)
Categories:
- 1850 births
- 1904 deaths
- 19th-century Polish geologists
- People of the Russian Empire of Polish descent
- Russian businesspeople in the oil industry
- Graduated of the St. Petersburg Mining Institute (until 1917)
- People from Łęczyca County
- Polish people stubs