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'''Bruno [[Abdank Coat of Arms|Abdank]]-Abakanowicz''' ([[October 6]] [[1852]] - [[August 29]] [[1900]]) was a [[mathematician]], inventor and electrical engineer, born in [[Ukmergė|Vilkmergė]], at the time |
'''Bruno [[Abdank Coat of Arms|Abdank]]-Abakanowicz''' ([[October 6]] [[1852]] - [[August 29]] [[1900]]) was a [[mathematician]], inventor and electrical engineer, born in [[Ukmergė|Vilkmergė]] (Lithuania), at the time annexed by [[Russian Empire]]. He was born in the lands which were formerly part of the [[Grand Duchy of Lithuania]], one of two states constituting the [[Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth]]. Some documents of the time hence refer to him as a Russian. [[Encyclopedia Britannica]] mentions him as a Lithuanian mathematician in its article on the [[integraph]]. He is considered a Pole by many due to his fluent command of the language, friendship with many leading Polish personalities of the time, and literary contributions in Polish. |
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After attending the [[Riga Technical University]] (then Riga Polytechnicum), Abakanowicz began an assistantship at the [[Lviv Polytechnic|Technical University of Lwów]]. In [[1881]], he moved to France where he, among other things, invented the integraph, a form of the [[integrator]], which was patented in [[1880]], and was henceforth produced by the Swiss firm ''Cordati''; the [[parabolagraph]]; the [[spirograph]]; the electric bell used in trains, and an electric lamp of his own design. He is known for having "electrified France." |
After attending the [[Riga Technical University]] (then Riga Polytechnicum), Abakanowicz began an assistantship at the [[Lviv Polytechnic|Technical University of Lwów]]. In [[1881]], he moved to France where he, among other things, invented the integraph, a form of the [[integrator]], which was patented in [[1880]], and was henceforth produced by the Swiss firm ''Cordati''; the [[parabolagraph]]; the [[spirograph]]; the electric bell used in trains, and an electric lamp of his own design. He is known for having "electrified France." |
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Revision as of 21:30, 19 September 2006
Bruno Abdank-Abakanowicz (October 6 1852 - August 29 1900) was a mathematician, inventor and electrical engineer, born in Vilkmergė (Lithuania), at the time annexed by Russian Empire. He was born in the lands which were formerly part of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, one of two states constituting the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth. Some documents of the time hence refer to him as a Russian. Encyclopedia Britannica mentions him as a Lithuanian mathematician in its article on the integraph. He is considered a Pole by many due to his fluent command of the language, friendship with many leading Polish personalities of the time, and literary contributions in Polish.
After attending the Riga Technical University (then Riga Polytechnicum), Abakanowicz began an assistantship at the Technical University of Lwów. In 1881, he moved to France where he, among other things, invented the integraph, a form of the integrator, which was patented in 1880, and was henceforth produced by the Swiss firm Cordati; the parabolagraph; the spirograph; the electric bell used in trains, and an electric lamp of his own design. He is known for having "electrified France."
Abakanowicz published several works, including works on statistics, integrators and numerous popular scientific works, such as one describing his integraph.
Biographers note that Abakanowicz participated in the January Uprising[citation needed]. After its failure, he emigrated to France. He purchased a villa in Parc St. Maur on the outskirts of Paris and one in Champagne, as well as a mansion of his own design on his privately owned island in Brittany. He was a philanthropist and supporter of the arts, personally sponsoring Aleksander Gierymski and his close friend Henryk Sienkiewicz. He also published a number of articles in Maria Konopnicka's Świt journal.
See also
- For other notable members of his family see: Abakanowicz
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