Jan Wiktor Tomasz Zawidzki (December 20, 1866 in Włóki, Masovian Voivodeship – September 14, 1928 in Warsaw) was a Polish physical chemist and historian of chemistry. He researched mainly chemical kinetics, thermochemistry and autocatalysis.

Jan Zawidzki
Jan Wiktor Tomasz Zawidzki
Minister of Religious Affairs and Public Education (acting)
In office
December 11, 1924 (1924-12-11) – March 25, 1925 (1925-03-25)
Succeeded byStanisław Grabski
Personal details
Born(1866-12-20)December 20, 1866
Włóki, Płock Governorate, Congress Poland, Russian Empire
DiedSeptember 14, 1928(1928-09-14) (aged 61)
Warsaw, Republic of Poland
Alma materRiga Polytechnical Institute
OccupationUniversity professor
AwardsPolonia Restituta (III Class)

Zawidzki was a professor of the Akademia Rolnicza in Dublany (1907–1916), Jagiellonian University (1916–1917), University of Warsaw (1917–1928), rector of the University of Warsaw (1918–1919), member of the Academy of Learning (since 1918), co-founder of the Polish Chemical Society and magazine Roczniki Chemii.

Bibliography

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  • Kinetyka chemiczna (1931)
  • Chemia nieorganiczna vol. 1–2 (1932–1936)

References

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  • "Zawidzki Jan Wiktor Tomasz". Internetowa encyklopedia PWN (in Polish). Wydawnictwo Naukowe PWN. Retrieved 2007-12-05.
  • "Zawidzki Jan Wiktor". WIEM Encyklopedia (in Polish). Retrieved 2007-12-05.