Ignacy Łukasiewicz
Inventor
1822 – 1882
Who was Ignacy Łukasiewicz?
Jan Józef Ignacy Łukasiewicz was a Polish pharmacist and petroleum industry pioneer who in 1856 built the first oil refinery in the world. Among his other achievements were the discovery of how to distill kerosene from seep oil, the invention of the modern kerosene lamp, the introduction of the first modern street lamp in Europe, and the construction of the first world modern oil well.
Łukasiewicz became a wealthy man and one of the most prominent philanthropists in Galicia. Because of his support for the economical development of the region, a popular saying was coined attributing all paved roads to his guldens.
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- Born
- Mar 8, 1822
Zaduszniki - Also known as
- Jan Józef Ignacy Łukasiewicz
- Nationality
- Poland
- Profession
- Died
- Jan 7, 1882
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on July 23, 2013
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