August Witkowski
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, Austrian Galicia - 1913, Krakow) was a Jewish Polish physicist, rector of the Jagiellonian University
in Krakow
(in 1910).
Member of the Academy of Learning
. He is credited with founding the first modern physics department in Poland.
One of the buildings of the Jagiellonian University, the Collegium Witkowskiego, is named after him. He is a patron of two high schools in Poland.
His research was into experimental physics
, in particular, electrical conduction in gases and electromagnetic radiation
.
He is buried at the Rakowicki Cemetery
.
Brody
Brody is a city in the Lviv Oblast of western Ukraine. It is the administrative center of the Brody Raion , and is located in the valley of the upper Styr River, approximately 90 kilometres northeast of the oblast capital, Lviv...
, Austrian Galicia - 1913, Krakow) was a Jewish Polish physicist, rector of the Jagiellonian University
Jagiellonian University
The Jagiellonian University was established in 1364 by Casimir III the Great in Kazimierz . It is the oldest university in Poland, the second oldest university in Central Europe and one of the oldest universities in the world....
in Krakow
Kraków
Kraków also Krakow, or Cracow , is the second largest and one of the oldest cities in Poland. Situated on the Vistula River in the Lesser Poland region, the city dates back to the 7th century. Kraków has traditionally been one of the leading centres of Polish academic, cultural, and artistic life...
(in 1910).
Member of the Academy of Learning
Academy of Learning
Academy of Learning was a primary Polish scientific institution during the annexation of Poland founded in 1871 in Kraków and formed as a continuation of the Kraków Scientific Society . The institiution began activity two years later, in 1873...
. He is credited with founding the first modern physics department in Poland.
One of the buildings of the Jagiellonian University, the Collegium Witkowskiego, is named after him. He is a patron of two high schools in Poland.
His research was into experimental physics
Experimental physics
Within the field of physics, experimental physics is the category of disciplines and sub-disciplines concerned with the observation of physical phenomena in order to gather data about the universe...
, in particular, electrical conduction in gases and electromagnetic radiation
Electromagnetic radiation
Electromagnetic radiation is a form of energy that exhibits wave-like behavior as it travels through space...
.
He is buried at the Rakowicki Cemetery
Rakowicki Cemetery
Rakowicki Cemetery is one of the best known cemeteries of Poland, located in the centre of Kraków. It lies within the Administrative District No. 1 Stare Miasto meaning "Old Town" – not to be confused with the historic Kraków Old Town further west...
.