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Paweł Edmund Strzelecki

1797 - 1873 · Explorer, Geologist · b. in Głuszyna

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Polish-born explorer of Australia (1797-1873)

Sir Paweł Edmund Strzelecki, also known as Paul Edmund de Strzelecki and Sir Paul Strzelecki, was a Polish explorer, geologist, humanitarian, environmentalist, nobleman, scientist, businessman and philanthropist who in 1845 also became a British subject.

Key achievements

  • 01Named and surveyed Mount Kosciuszko
  • 02Geological research of Australia
  • 03Relief work during the Great Famine in Ireland

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