Józef Łukaszewicz
Professor Józef Łukaszewicz | |
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| Born | 1 (13) December 1863 |
| Died | 19 October 1928 (aged 64) |
| Resting place | Rasos Cemetery |
| Citizenship | Russian Empire Second Polish Republic |
| Alma mater | Saint Petersburg Mining University |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Physicist, geologist, mineralogist |
| Institutions | Vilnius University |
| Academic advisors | Karol Bohdanowicz |
Józef Łukaszewicz (13 December 1863 – 19 October 1928) was a Polish physicist, geologist and mineralogist, as well as a 19th-century revolutionary. During his life he took part in a failed attempt to assassinate tsar Alexander III of Russia, served a lifetime sentence in Shlisselburg prison, was a professor at numerous universities, headed the Petersburg Institute of Geography and a chair in the Stefan Batory University of Wilno.