Historedia
Person

Ignacy Łukasiewicz

Events
1
Episodes
1
Years
1854

Every event in Historedia whose sources name Ignacy Łukasiewicz, with the role they cite and all of that event’s episodes. This is not a biography, and mentions are grouped by name, so two people with the same name can share this page.

Events and episodes

  1. Ignacy Łukasiewicz drills the world's first oil well at Bóbrka, 1854

    1854

    Role: Polish pharmacist, engineer, and inventor

    1. 1854 · Bóbrka, GaliciaFirst Commercial Oil Well

      Łukasiewicz hand-dug the first intentional well for commercial oil extraction in Bóbrka in 1854 to supply fuel for lighting.

Sources

  1. Ignacy Łukasiewicz Wikipedia, revision of 2026-05-17
  2. Petroleum Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-24