Sławomir Miklaszewski
Sławomir Miklaszewski (born November 11, 1874 in Augustów , † January 5, 1949 in Starachowice ) was a Polish soil scientist . He was a professor at the Polytechnic in Warsaw .
Life
Miklaszewski studied at the University of Warsaw (candidate graduation 1899). He set up a soil science department at the Museum of Industry and Commerce and taught from 1906 to 1919 at what is now the Agricultural University in Warsaw. In 1919 he became a professor at the Polytechnic.
He made a 1: 1,500,000 soil map of Poland (1909) and one of Lithuania.
He has also worked as a soil scientist in Scandinavia, Hungary, Italy, Spain and North Africa (Sahara). Miklaszewski was an internationally renowned soil scientist and a member of the main committee of the International Soil Science Society (IBG), which he helped to found. In 1948 he was honorary chairman of the International Soil Science Congress in Amsterdam.
He introduced the term Rendzina into the international soil science nomenclature.
Fonts
- Gleby Polski, 3rd edition 1930 (The Soils of Poland)
- Powstawanie i kształtowanie się gleb 1922 (Formation and development of soils)
literature
- Franciszek Kuznicki, Scientific Activity of Slawomir Miklaszewski in the 100th anniversary of his birth, Roczniki Gleboznawcze T. XXV, Dodatek, Warsaw 1974
- Obituary by Leon Staniewicz, 1949 (PDF; 7.47 MB; Polish)
Web links
- Sławomir Miklaszewski in Rolniczy Magazyn Elektroniczny (Polish)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Miklaszewski, Sławomir |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Polish soil scientist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 11, 1874 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Augustów |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 5, 1949 |
| Place of death | Starachowice |