Bohdan Dobrzański
Bohdan Dobrzański | |
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| Born | 3 March 1909 Strutynka, Russian Empire |
| Died | 15 July 1987 (aged 78) Warsaw, Poland |
| Citizenship | Poland |
| Alma mater | Lviv Polytechnic |
| Awards | Polonia Restituta |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Soil science, Agrophysics, Agronomy |
| Institutions | Lviv Polytechnic, Agricultural Office in Rzeszów, Warsaw University of Life Sciences, Maria Curie-Skłodowska University, Lublin Higher School of Agriculture, Institute for Land Reclamation and Grassland Farming, Institute of Agrophysics PAS |
Bohdan Dobrzański (3 March 1909 – 15 July 1987) was a Polish soil scientist, agrophysicist, agronomist, academic, and professor at several Warsaw- and Lublin-based universities. As the Rector of the Lublin Higher School of Agriculture, he led the formation of the first Chair of Soil Science in Poland. Dobrzański was a pioneer of agrophysics in Poland, a founder and long-time director of the Institute of Agrophysics in Lublin, and the Polish Journal of Soil Science. He is a co-author of the official Table of Land Classes and criteria for valorisation of agricultural production areas. He was awarded a number of prizes and medals including The Commander's Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta.