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'''Jan Józef Ignacy Łukasiewicz''' (Polish pronunciation: [wukaˈɕɛvʲitʂ]; 8 March 1822 – 7 January 1882) was a Polish pharmacist and petroleum industry pioneer who in 1856 built the world's first oil refinery. | [[File:Ignacy Lukasiewicz.jpg|thumb|Ignacy Łukasiewicz.]]'''Jan Józef Ignacy Łukasiewicz''' (Polish pronunciation: [wukaˈɕɛvʲitʂ]; 8 March 1822 – 7 January 1882) was a Polish pharmacist and petroleum industry pioneer who in 1856 built the world's first oil refinery. | ||
His achievements included the discovery of how to distill kerosene from seep oil, the invention of the modern kerosene lamp (1853), the introduction of the first modern street lamp in Europe (1853), and the construction of the world's first modern oil well (1854). | His achievements included the discovery of how to distill kerosene from seep oil, the invention of the modern kerosene lamp (1853), the introduction of the first modern street lamp in Europe (1853), and the construction of the world's first modern oil well (1854). | ||
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* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ignacy_Łukasiewicz Ignacy Łukasiewicz] @ Wikipedia | * [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ignacy_Łukasiewicz Ignacy Łukasiewicz] @ Wikipedia | ||
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Jan Józef Ignacy Łukasiewicz (Polish pronunciation: [wukaˈɕɛvʲitʂ]; 8 March 1822 – 7 January 1882) was a Polish pharmacist and petroleum industry pioneer who in 1856 built the world's first oil refinery.
His achievements included the discovery of how to distill kerosene from seep oil, the invention of the modern kerosene lamp (1853), the introduction of the first modern street lamp in Europe (1853), and the construction of the world's first modern oil well (1854).
Łukasiewicz became a wealthy man and one of the most prominent philanthropists in Central Europe's Galicia. Because of his support for the region's economic development, a popular saying attributed all paved roads to his guldens.
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External links:
- Ignacy Łukasiewicz @ Wikipedia