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Paul Edmund Strzelecki was one of the first scientists in Australia to undertake investigations in many fields including geology, minerology, meteorology and....
Paweł Strzelecki
Polish-born explorer of Australia (1797–1873)
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Sir Paweł Edmund Strzelecki | |
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Photograph taken about 1845 | |
| Born | (1797-07-20)July 20, 1797 Glausche, Posen, Prussia |
| Died | October 6, 1873(1873-10-06) (aged 76) London, United Kingdom |
| Resting place | Church of St.
Adalbert, Poznań, Poland |
| Nationality | Polish, British Citizen from 1845 |
| Alma mater | University of Heidelberg[1] |
| Occupation(s) | Geographer, geologist, explorer |
| Known for | Exploration of Australia, work for the British Relief Association during the Great Famine (Ireland) |
| Awards | Founder's Medal (1846) Companion, Order of the Bath (1849) Knight Grand Cross, Order of St Michael and St George (1869), Fellow of the Royal Society, Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society, Honorary Doctorate of Civil Law (Oxon.) |
Sir Paweł Edmund StrzeleckiKCMG CB FRS