Marceli Struszynski
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Marceli Struszyński was a Polish chemist and Professor of Warsaw University of Technology
Warsaw University of Technology
The Warsaw University of Technology is one of the leading institutes of technology in Poland, and one of the largest in Central Europe. It employs 2,453 teaching faculty, with 357 professors . The student body numbers 36,156 , mostly full-time. There are 17 faculties covering almost all fields of...

 from 1938-1939 and 1945-1959.

His works were based around analytical chemistry
Analytical chemistry
Analytical chemistry is the study of the separation, identification, and quantification of the chemical components of natural and artificial materials. Qualitative analysis gives an indication of the identity of the chemical species in the sample and quantitative analysis determines the amount of...

; he developed an original classification of aion
Aion
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During the Second World War he worked with Polish resistance
Polish resistance movement in World War II
The Polish resistance movement in World War II, with the Home Army at its forefront, was the largest underground resistance in all of Nazi-occupied Europe, covering both German and Soviet zones of occupation. The Polish defence against the Nazi occupation was an important part of the European...

. He analyzed fuel for V-2 rocket
V-2 rocket
The V-2 rocket , technical name Aggregat-4 , was a ballistic missile that was developed at the beginning of the Second World War in Germany, specifically targeted at London and later Antwerp. The liquid-propellant rocket was the world's first long-range combat-ballistic missile and first known...

s during Operation Most III
Operation Most III
Operation Most III or Operation Wildhorn III was a World War II operation in which Poland's Armia Krajowa provided the Allies with crucial intelligence on the German V-2 rocket.-Background:...

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He was the father of Wacław Struszyński. Waclaw escaped to England in the war, and made exceptional technical contributions to direction finding at sea which enabled the rapid location of U-boats when they made HF radio transmissions to Europe.

Works

  • Analiza techniczna (1946)
  • Analiza ilościowa i techniczna (t. 1–3 1947–50)
  • Jakościowa analiza organiczna (1960)
  • Jakościowa analiza nieorganiczna (1960)
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