Paweł Strzelecki
Sir Paweł Edmund Strzelecki (; 20 July 17976 October 1873), also known as
Paul Edmund de Strzelecki and
Sir Paul Strzelecki, was a Polish explorer, geologist, humanitarian, environmentalist, nobleman, scientist, businessman and philanthropist who in 1845 also became a British subject.
He is noted for his contributions to the exploration of
Australia, particularly the
Snowy Mountains and
Tasmania, and for climbing and naming the highest – – mountain on the continent,
Mount Kosciuszko.
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