Stanisław Tołpa

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1901 – 1996

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Who was Stanisław Tołpa?

Stanislaw Tołpa - professor of botany, has developed peat preparation called by his name.

Born into a poor peasant family in eastern Poland.

Graduated theologian, then studied mathematics and natural sciences at Lviv University where he completed a doctorate on peatlands in Chornohora. He worked as a biology teacher in a high school in Kalisz until 1939.

In 1939 he took part in the September Campaign, including battle of Bzura.

After the war, in 1945 went to Wrocław.

Initially, he was dean of the Faculty of Agriculture at Wroclaw University and Wroclaw University of Technology and, later, created a separate College of Agriculture, and became its rector. He habilitated and received the title of professor.

His entire research career was devoted to peat. Under his leadership, marshes and peat bogs have been studied in the Biebrza Valley, Hawaii, and in the Lublin region. He has developed a classification of European peats. Over time, his interests shifted from the history and morphology of the peat to chemical and biological properties of its components. He detected compounds with specific biological activity.

Based on his research in the 1960 a peat preparation made him famous, used in patients with multiple sclerosis.

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Born
Nov 3, 1901
Ruda Łańcucka
Died
Oct 11, 1996

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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