Józef Boguski

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Józef Jerzy Boguski (Polish pronunciation:

Warsaw Polytechnic
.

Life

Boguski had served as an assistant in

St. Petersburg to the Russian chemist Dmitri Mendeleev.[1]

From 1895 Boguski was a professor at

Warsaw Polytechnic
.

He carried out pioneering studies in

.

It was at a laboratory run by Boguski in the

Nobel laureate, in 1890–91 began her practical scientific training.[2]

During World War I, Boguski studied explosives and poisons with military applications.

He was also a popularizer of science.

Honors

In 1926

honorary doctorate on Boguski. In the same year, he also became an Honorary Member of the Polish Chemical Society.[3]

See also

  • List of Poles

Notes

  1. ^ Robert Reid, Marie Curie, p. 24.
  2. ^ Robert Reid, Marie Curie, pp. 23-24.
  3. ^ "President of honour and honorary members of PTChem". Retrieved 23 February 2020.

References

  • "Boguski, Józef Jerzy," Encyklopedia powszechna PWN (PWN Universal Encyclopedia), vol. 1, Warsaw,
    Państwowe Wydawnictwo Naukowe
    , 1973, p. 305.
  • Robert Reid, Marie Curie, New York, New American Library, 1974.