ZASŁUŻENI GEOLODZY NA FRYZIE SALI MUZEUM GEOLOGICZNEGO PIG -PIB IMIENIA PAWŁA EDMUNDA STRZELECKIEGO

Abstract

DISTINGUISHED GEOLOGISTS ON THE FRIEZE IN THE PGI -NRI PAWEŁ EDMUND STRZELECKI GEOLOGICAL MUSEUMAbstract. In the Hall of the PGI Geological Museum, there is a decorative frieze, at the height of the third-tier galleries, which was created with completion of the Institute’s main building in 1936. Iconography on the frieze in the P.E. Strzelecki Hall is the only decorative painting and is limited to the panel filled with the names of distinguished geologists. Currently, there are 32 names of prominent Polish and foreign scientists on the frieze. The aim of this article is to present short biographies of all the great geologists placed at the frieze, to disseminate knowledge about them among visitors of the Institute and, in particular, of the Geological Museum.