Geologija / Geology
 ISSN 1392-110X ISSN 2029-056X (online) |
2007 m. Nr. 2 Development of geological studies in Lithuania:
R. Symonowicz’s mineralogical travel
Roman Symonowicz (1763–1813), the first mineralogy lecturer and organiser of Mineralogy Department at Vilnius Imperial University, in summer 1803 was sent by the Vilnius University to ‘mineralogical’ travel to Transylvania, Hungary and Poland. Since September 1803, Roman Symonowicz started lecturing mineralogy at the Vilnius University. In 1804, he moved away for one year to Freiberg, to Professor A. G. Werner to study mineralogy and geology. In 1806, R. Symonowicz published the first mineralogy handbook in Polish and compiled the first classification of minerals. R. Symonowicz’s fame earned by his ‘mineralogical’ travel and scientific achievements allow calling him the pioneer of geological sciences in Lithuania.
Keywords: history of sciences, geology, mineralogy, Vilnius University, Roman Symonowicz, mineralogical travels |
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