Ignacy Łukasiewicz, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Ignacy Łukasiewicz

Polish pharmacist and petroleum industry pioneer

Date of Birth: 08-Mar-1822

Place of Birth: Zaduszniki, Podkarpackie Voivodeship, Podkarpackie Voivodeship, Poland

Date of Death: 07-Jan-1882

Profession: politician, pharmacist, entrepreneur, inventor, chemist, academic

Nationality: Poland

Zodiac Sign: Pisces

Jan Józef Ignacy Lukasiewicz (Polish pronunciation: [ig'nats? wuka'??vit?]; 8 March 1822 – 7 January 1882) was a Polish pharmacist, engineer, businessman, inventor, and one of the most prominent philanthropists in the Kingdom of Galicia and Lodomeria, crown land of Austria-Hungary.
He was a pioneer who in 1856 built the world's first modern oil refinery.
His achievements included the discovery of how to distill kerosene from seep oil, the invention of the modern kerosene lamp (1853), the introduction of the first modern street lamp in Europe (1853), and the construction of the world's first modern oil well (1854).