Antoni Bolesław Dobrowolski
Antoni Bolesław Dobrowolski | |
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Born | |
Died | April 27, 1954 | (aged 81)
Resting place | Powązki Cemetery, Warsaw |
Nationality | Polish |
Alma mater | University of Liège, Belgium |
Known for | participation in the Belgian Antarctic Expedition, studies of the cryosphere |
Scientific career | |
Fields | geophysics, meteorology |
Institutions | Royal Observatory of Belgium, Polish Meteorological Institute (Warsaw) |
Antoni Bolesław Dobrowolski (6 June 1872 – 27 April 1954) was a Polish geophysicist, meteorologist and explorer.
Early life
Dobrowolski was born into an indigent family in Dworszowice Kościelne, and supported himself from the age of 12 by teaching younger students while a high school student in Warsaw. His involvement in seeking Polish independence led to a conviction to three years imprisonment in the Caucasus, but after two years he escaped and started studying in Switzerland and Belgium.[1]
Belgian Antarctic Expedition
While still a student in biology, physics and chemistry at the University of Liège he took part in the Belgian Antarctic Expedition (1897-1899) as assistant meteorologist. Henryk Arctowski, who was in charge of physical observations, was initially unsuccessfully in convincing expedition commander Adrien de Gerlache to take him on, but when the Belgica had to return to Ostend for repairs and the ship's doctor and a sailor quit, he was contracted as a sailor.
However, his substantial scientific contributions prompted de Gerlache to formally promote him in March 1898. Arctowski and Dobrowolski were the first to conduct year-round meteorological and hydrographical observations off Antarctica. In addition he studied ice crystallography and light phenomena in ice clouds. These data enabled him to write a monumental treatise on the crystallography of ice and snow.
After his return from the Antarctic he obtained a scholarship in Belgium to study his results and collaborated with Georges Lecointe at the Royal Observatory of Belgium.[1][2][3]
Later career
In 1907
He founded several observatories and the Society of Geophysicists in Warsaw, and actively promoted polar research in Poland. During the
Tributes
An occasionally active
See also
- List of Poles
References
- ^ .
- ^ a b Machowski, Jacek (1998). "Contribution of H. Arctowski and A. B. Dobrowolski to the Antarctic Expedition of Belgica (1897-1899)" (PDF). Polish Polar Research. 19 (1–2): 15–30. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-08-15. Retrieved 2013-03-26.
- ISBN 978-82-8235-007-5.
- ^ Machowski, Jacek (1998). "Antoni Bolesław Dobrowolski (6 June 1872-27 April 1954)" (PDF). Polish Polar Research. 19 (1–2): 11–13. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 2 April 2013.
- ^ Popiołek, Joanna (1998). "Polar Action of Antoni Bolesław Dobrowolski in the interwar period" (PDF). Polish Polar Research. 19 (1–2): 31–36. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-10-20. Retrieved 2013-04-01.
- ^ Birkenmajer, Krzysztof (1998). "Centennial of participation of H. Arktowski and A. B. Dobrowolski in the Belgica Expedition to West Antarctica (1897-1899)" (PDF). Polish Polar Research. 19 (1–2): 4–6. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2013-04-01.
- ^ "Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica". Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research. Retrieved March 26, 2013.
External links
- Antoni Boleslaw Dobrowolski Writings at Dartmouth College Library