Zdzisław_Celiński

Zdzisław Celiński

Zdzisław Celiński

Polish engineer

Zdzisław Celiński (1847–1929) was a Polish engineer.

Celinski took part in the January Uprising.[1] He arrived in Argentina in 1895.[1] He was a constructor of the railway Buenos Aires - Santa Fe and of the port of Gualeguaychú on the Uruguay River.[1] For the construction of the port Celiński received golden medal from the Argentinian government.[1] He then worked on hydrographic studies and electrification using hydropower.[1] In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, he led a scientific expedition to the Gran Chaco region for future colonization.[1]

References

  1. [1]
    Mazurek, Jerzy (2006). Kraj a emigracja. Ruch ludowy wobec wychodźstwa chłopskiego do krajów Ameryki Łacińskiej do 1939 roku (in Polish). Warsaw. p. 87.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)


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