Ignacy Domeyko

Ignacy Domeyko (Belarusian: Ігнат Дамейка, Ihnat Damiejka; also spelled Domejko in Polish, Ignas Domeika in Lithuanian); July 31, 1802 - January 23, 1889, Santiago de Chile) was a famous 19th century Polish geologist and mineralogist from the former Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth. This image has been released into the public domain by the copyright holder, its copyright has expired, or it is ineligible for copyright. ... This image has been released into the public domain by the copyright holder, its copyright has expired, or it is ineligible for copyright. ... July 31 is the 212th day (213th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 153 days remaining. ... --69. ... January 23 is the 23rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1889 (MDCCCLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... Satellite image of Santiago Santiago (full form Santiago de Chile) is the capital of Chile. ... Alternative meaning: Nineteenth Century (periodical) (18th century — 19th century — 20th century — more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 19th century was that century which lasted from 1801-1900 in the sense of the Gregorian calendar. ... A geologist is a contributor to the science of geology, studying the physical structure and processes of the Earth. ... Mineralogy is an earth science that involves the chemistry, crystal structure, and physical (including optical) properties of minerals. ... Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ...

Domeyko was born in Niedźwiadka (now Miadźviedka) manor (Belarusian: Мядзьведка), near Niaśviž (Belarusian: Нясьвіж, Polish: Nieśwież, Lithuanian: Nesvyžius), Navahradak (Polish: Nowogródek, Lithuanian: Naugardukas) district, Minsk guberniya, Imperial Russia, now in Kareličy district, Belarus. During his life his homeland was a part of the Russian Empire, of which he was officially a citizen. However, Domeyko was brought up in the culture of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, a multicultural entity that was destroyed shortly before his birth, in the third partition of Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth in 1795. For these reasons and since he spent most of his life in Chile, he is considered a person of national merit in Belarus, Chile, Lithuania and Poland. Niasvizh (Belarusian: Нясьві́ж, Нясві́ж; Russian: Несвиж, Nesvizh; Polish: NieÅ›wież) is a city in Belarus. ... Navahradak (Нава́градак in Belarusian; Russian: Novogrudok; Polish: Nowogródek; Lithuanian: Naugardukas) is a city in western Belarus. ... [[Post code]]: 220050 Location of Minsk, shown within the Minsk Voblast Coordinates: Districts Frunzenski Kastrychnitski Leninski Maskouski Partyzanski Pershamayski Savetski Centralny Zavodzki Incorporated 980 (Polatsk) Incorporated 1991 (Belarus) Mayor Mikhail Pavlov Area    - City 266. ... Guberniya (Russian: ) (also gubernia, guberniia, gubernya) was a major administrative subdivision of the Imperial Russia, usually translated as governorate or province. ... Imperial Russia is the term used to cover the period of history from the expansion of Russia under Peter the Great, through the expansion of the Russian Empire from the Baltic Sea to the Pacific Ocean, to the deposal of Nicholas II of Russia, the last tsar, at the start... Kareličy (Belarusian: ; Russian: ; Yiddish: ) is a town in Hrodna Province, Belarus, a raion center. ... Official language Russian Official Religion Russian Orthodox Christianity Capital Saint Petersburg (Petrograd 1914-1925) Area Approx. ... Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... The Partitions of Poland (Polish: Rozbiór Polski or Rozbiory Polski; Lithuanian: Padalijimas) took place in the 18th century and ended the existence of the sovereign Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth. ... 1795 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ...

Domeyko studied at Wilno University under Jędrzej Śniadecki, and at the École des Mines in Paris. He was a close friend of the Romantic poet Adam Mickiewicz, considered the greatest Polish poet and rival of Alexander Pushkin to the title of greatest poet of the Eastern Europe. After participating in the November Uprising, an insurrection attempting to revive the Poland, in 1831 Domeyko chose to emigrate to France rather than face Russian reprisals. In 1838 he left for Chile and lived there until May 22, 1884, when he returned for an extended visit to Europe. He stayed four years in Poland, receiving an honorary doctorate at the Jagiellonian University in Kraków and touring Europe, then returned to Chile. He was a professor at a mining college in Coquimbo (La Serena), and later at the University of Santiago de Chile (Universidad de Chile), where he has been elected to the position of the rector for 16 years (1867-1883).. Vilnius University (Lithuanian Vilniaus Universitetas, Polish Uniwersytet Wileński, formerly Stefan Batory University) is the oldest and biggest university in Lithuania. ... JÄ™drzej Åšniadecki JÄ™drzej Åšniadecki (1768 - 1838) was a Polish writer, physician, chemist and biologist. ... The École nationale supérieure des Mines de Paris (also known as École des Mines de Paris, ENSMP, les Mines, Mines Paris) is one of the French generalist and most prominent engineering Grandes Ecoles. ... City flag City coat of arms Motto: Fluctuat nec mergitur (Latin: Tossed by the waves, she does not sink) Coordinates : Time Zone : CET (GMT +1) Administration Subdivisions 20 arrondissements Département Paris (75) Région ÃŽle-de-France Mayor Bertrand Delanoë (PS) City (commune) Characteristics Land Area 86. ... Romanticism was a secular and intellectual movement that originated in late 18th century Western Europe. ... A poet is some one who writes poetry. ... Adam Mickiewicz. ... Aleksandr Pushkin was a Russian poet and a founder of modern Russian literature Aleksandr Sergeyevich Pushkin (Russian: Алекса́ндр Серге́евич Пу́шкин) (June 6 (May 26, O.S.), 1799 - February 10 (January 29, O.S.), 1837), Russian author, whom many consider the greatest Russian poet and the founder of modern Russian literature. ... The definition of continental subregions in use by the United Nations. ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... Leopold I 1831 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Immigration. ... | Jöns Jakob Berzelius, discoverer of protein 1838 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... May 22 is the 142nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (143rd in leap years). ... 1884 (MDCCCLXXXIV) is a leap year starting on Tuesday (click on link to calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a leap year starting on Thursday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar). ... World map showing Europe Political map Europe is one of the seven traditional continents of Earth; the term continent here referring to a cultural and political distinction, rather than a physiographic one, thus leading to various perspectives about Europes precise borders. ... Jagiellonian University (Polish: Uniwersytet JagielloÅ„ski, often shortened to UJ) is a university in Krakow, Poland. ... Tomb of Kazimierz the Great St. ... Port city, capital to Elqui Province in the Coquimbo Region, its lies close to La Serena, forming a urban area of around 300. ... La Serena (the serene one) is the second oldest city in Chile. ... Universidad de Santiago de Chile (USACH) (Spanish: University of Santiago, Chile) is one of the oldest public universities in Chile. ... The word rector (ruler, from the Latin regere) has a number of different meanings. ... 1867 (MDCCCLXVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... 1883 (MDCCCLXXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ...

He greatly advanced studies in mineralogy and mining techniques, researched several new minerals, advocated civil rights of the native tribal people and was also a meteorologist and ethnographer. Mineralogy is an earth science that involves the chemistry, crystal structure, and physical (including optical) properties of minerals. ... Chuquicamata, the largest open pit copper mine in the world, Chile. ... Minerals are natural compounds formed through geological processes. ... Civil rights or positive rights are those legal rights retained by citizens and protected by the government. ... Meteorology is the scientific study of the atmosphere that focuses on weather processes and forecasting. ... Ethnography (from the Greek ethnos = nation and graphe = writing) refers to the qualitative description of human social phenomena, based on months or years of fieldwork. ...

Several entities have been named in his honor, including the mineral Domeykit, the shellfish Nautilus domeykus, the ammonite Amonites domeykanus, the asteroid 2784 Domeyko, the Andean mountain range Cordillera Domeyko, and the Chilean town of Domeyko. The Andes form the longest mountain chain in the world. ...

On the 200th Anniversary of Domeyko’s birth, UNESCO declared the year 2002 "Ignacy Domeyko Year." Several commemorative events were held in Chile under the auspices of Polish President Aleksander Kwaśniewski and Chilean President Ricardo Lagos. UNESCO logo UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) is a specialized agency of the United Nations established in 1945. ... For album titles with the same name, see 2002 (album). ... Office President of Poland Term of office from December 23, 1995 until December 22, 2005 Profession Journalist Political party SLD Spouse Jolanta KwaÅ›niewska Date of birth November 15, 1954 Place of birth BiaÅ‚ogard, Poland Date of death Place of death Aleksander KwaÅ›niewski ((?); born November 15, 1954) is... Ricardo Froilán Lagos Escobar (born March 2, 1938) is a lawyer, economist and Socialist politician, and the president of Chile since 2000. ...

The descendants of Domeyko form today a very respectable family which can be found in different areas of Chilean culture.

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See also

• Biblioteca Polaca Ignacio Domeyko

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References

• Ignacy Domeyko (1962). Moje podróże: pamiętniki wygnańca (My Travels: Memoirs of an Exile). Wrocław: Ossolineum. Polish language
• Zbigniew Wójcik (1995). Ignacy Domeyko: Litwa, Francja, Chile (Ignacy Domeyko: Lithuania, France, Chile). Wrocław, Polskie Towarzystwo Ludoznawcze. ISBN 83-904914-2-7. Polish language
• Małgorzata Kośka (1998). Ignacy Domeyko. Warsaw, "DiG". ISBN 83-7181-062-8. Polish language
• Jadwiga Garbowska, Krzysztof Jakubowski (1995). Ignacy Domeyko: (1802-1889). Warsaw-Lida, Towarzystwo Kultury Polskiej Ziemi Lidzkiej. ISBN 83-901353-6-1. Polish language
• Zdzisław Jan Ryn (1994). Ignacio Domeyko - ciudadano de dos patrias (Ignacy Domeyko - citizen of two fatherlands). Antofagasta, Universidad Catolica del Norte. Portuguese language
• Zdzisław Jan Ryn (2002). Ignacy Domeyko - obywatel świata (Ignacy Domeyko - citizen of the world). Kraków, Jagiellonian University Press. ISBN 83-233-1552-3. review, Polish language
• Paz Domeyko Lea-Plaza. Ignacio Domeyko. La Vida de un Emigrante. Santiago, Chile.2002. Random House Mondadori (Editorial Sudamericana)ISBN 956-262-161.8. Spanish language
• Paz Domeyko. A Life in Exile. Ignacy Domeyko 1802-1889. Sydney, Australia 2005. ISBN 0-646-44728.9. English language. Available from author. See website Paz Domeyko, www.pazdomeyko.com

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External links

• Ignacy Domeyko – Spiritual Bridge between Poland and Chile
• An article about Domeyko
• Ігнат Дамейка — светач сусветнай цывілізацыі (Ignacy Domeyko - a Luminary of World Civilization). Матэрыялы VI Карэліцкіх чытанняў. Retrieved on May 29, 2005. Belarusian language