Prof Jan Czochralski was horn on 23 October 1885 in Kcynia, a small town in Western Poland, at that time under Prussian administration. He attended the elementary and secondary schools in Kcynia At the beginning of the 20th century Jan Czochralski moved to Berlin where, from 1907-917, he worked as an engineer in Allgemeine Elektrizitats Gesellschaft (AEG): At the same time he received further chemical and metallurgical education (Charlottenburg Technical University) and education in fine arts (Berlin University). In 1917 Jan Czochralski organized the well-equipped research laboratory of Metallbank und Metallurgische Gesellschaft syndicate in Frankfurt am Main and he was its director until 1928. He was one of the founders and the president of the German Scientific Society of Metal Sciences and was elected an honourable member of The International Society of Material Sciences in London. He was a consultant of the great metallurgical firms (Boffors; Skoda, Creusot). In 1929 he moved to Warsaw, being invited by the Polish President, Prof I. Moscicki to become ordinary professor of metallurgy and metal research in the Chemistry Department at the Technical University in Warsaw. He was honored with the title of doctor honoris causa of Technical University of Warsaw. He organized the Institute of Metallurgy and Metal Sciences of the Warsaw Technical University and Metallurgical Department of the Chemical Research Institute. Both research laboratories have played a significant role in the progress of Polish industry and metal sciences. The Second World War stopped the research work of Prof Czochralski. During this time he organized the wide support for his co-workers and for the people of Polish culture and the Polish underground army. After the war Prof J. Czochralski returned to the native Kcynia to run the small drug firm BION. He died in Poznan hospital on 22nd April 1953 and was buried in the family tomb in Kcynia.
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