Achard, Dr. Franz Carl b. April 28, 1753 d. 1821 Franz Carl Achard was a German chemist and biologist who is primarily remembered for the discovery of how to extract sugar from sugar beets. He studied chemistry in Berlin, and became a member of the Circle of Friends of the Natural Sciences. He was patronized by King Frederick the Great of Prussia, who had immense interest in his studies on the effects of electricity on intelligence. He was granted a lifetime pension by the king for his research on the possibility of tobacco-growing in Prussia...[Read More] (Bio by: Anonymous) Moczydlnica Dworska Old Cemetery, Wroclaw, Dolnoslaskie, Poland
Boguslawski, Wojciech [memorial] b. April 9, 1757 d. July 23, 1829 Actor, Director, Producer, Playwright. "The Father of Polish Theatre", he devoted his 50-year career to disseminating nationalist ideals and broadening his homeland's cultural horizons through drama. The son of nobility, Boguslawski was born at the family estate in Glinno, near Poznan, Poland. As a teen he was an avid participant in amateur theatre, but in 1775 he was sent to Warsaw for officer training in the Polish Army. In Eastern Europe it was common for authors to write short comedies for...[Read More] (Bio by: Robert Edwards) Wojciech Boguslawski Memorial, Glinno, Dolnoslaskie, Poland
b. April 9, 1757 d. July 23, 1829