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Wojciech Świętosławski

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Polish physicochemist (1881-1968)

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Wojciech Alojzy Świętosławski was a Polish physical chemist, who is considered the "father of modern thermochemistry". He developed a static method of cryometric measurement and a new method of testing coal.

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1960honorary doctorate of the Łódź University of Technology
1955Work Flag Order, 1st class
1954Commander with Star of the Order of Polonia Restituta
1936Commanders Grand Cross of the Order of the Polar Star
1928Decade of Independence Regained
1925Commander of the Order of Polonia Restituta
Order of Saint Stephen of Hungary
Commander of the Order of the Crown (Romania)

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Wojciech Alojzy Świętosławski was a Polish physical chemist, who is considered the "father of modern thermochemistry". He developed a static method of cryometric measurement and a new method of testing coal. Świętosławski was vice-chairman of the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC) and created the foundations for a new branch of physical chemistry: polyazeotropy. In 1933 he became a member of the Temporary Advisory and Scientific Committee.

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Lived 1881 to 1968 · aged 86
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