Edward Jan Habich

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Edward Jan Habich
Born	(1835-01-31)January 31, 1835 Warsaw, Russian Empire
Died	October 31, 1909(1909-10-31) (aged 74) Lima, Peru

Edward Jan Habich (Spanish: Eduardo de Habich) (31 January 1835, Warsaw – 31 October 1909, Lima, Peru) was a Polish engineer and mathematician. In 1876, he founded the National University of Engineering (Spanish: Universidad Nacional de Ingeniería), a renowned engineering school in Lima, Peru. He was a member of the Peruvian Geographic Society and an Honorary Citizen of Peru. In his native Poland, he took part in the January Uprising against the Russian Empire in 1863.

Burial

Edward Jan Habich is buried at the Cementerio Presbítero Matías Maestro, Lima, Peru.

Gallery

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  Bust of Edward Jan Habich at the National University of Engineering in Lima, Peru
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  Sarcophagus of Eduardo Juan de Habich, Lima, Perú.

References

External links

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