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| nationality = [[Poland|Polish]] |
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| birth_date = {{birth date|1850|6|01}} |
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| birth_place = [[Stara Wargawa]], [[Russian Empire]]<br>(now [[Poland]]) |
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| death_date = {{death date and age|1904|07|6|1850|6|01}} |
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| death_place = [[Baku]], [[Russian Empire]] |
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| resting_place = [[Wola Kiełpińska]] near [[Warsaw]], [[Russian Empire]]<br>(now [[Poland]]) |
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| alma_mater = [[University of Warsaw|Warsaw Main School]]<br/>[[Saint Petersburg Mining University|Mining Institute in Petersburg]] |
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| occupation = geologist |
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| known for = explorer of rich oil pools in the [[Caucasus]]<br/>pioneer of oil extracting from the bottom of the sea |
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'''Witold Zglenicki''' ({{lang-ru|Витольд Згленицкий}}; January 6, 1850 – July 6, 1904) was a [[Poland|Polish]] geologist and philanthropist. |
'''Witold Zglenicki''' ({{lang-ru|Витольд Згленицкий}}; January 6, 1850 – July 6, 1904) was a [[Poland|Polish]] geologist and philanthropist. |
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Died | July 6, 1904 | (aged 54)
Resting place | Wola Kiełpińska near Warsaw, Russian Empire (now Poland) |
Nationality | Polish |
Alma mater | Warsaw Main School Mining Institute in Petersburg |
Occupation | geologist |
Known for | explorer of rich oil pools in the Caucasus pioneer of oil extracting from the bottom of the sea |
Witold Zglenicki (Russian: Витольд Згленицкий; January 6, 1850 – July 6, 1904) was a Polish geologist and philanthropist.
Zglenicki was born in Stara Wargawa.
Witold Zglenicki was not only an explorer of rich oil pools in the Caucasus but also a pioneer of oil extracting from the bottom of the sea. He directed the early development of the oil industry of the port of Baku in Russian Azerbaijan.
He also sponsored a foundation for the development of Polish culture and science which brought him the reputation as the "Polish Nobel".
He died in Baku, and was buried in Wola Kiełpińska near Warsaw.