Development of chemical education and science in Lviv Polytechnic school (1877–1918)

Abstract

On the 150th anniversary occasion of the Department of Chemical Technology at the Lviv Polytechnic National University founding, the activities of chemical departments and faculties at the time of Polytechnic School in 1877–1918 and the conditions of study of students was covered. Creation and transformation of chemical departments and the role of their leaders was considered. Scientific-pedagogical and public activities of famous scientists and teachers such as August Freund, Yulian Medvedskyi, Bronislaw Pawlewski, Roman Zaloziecki, Stefan Niementowski, Ignacy Moscicki, their contribution to development of Lviv Polytechnic and Galicia was characterized.