Wkład Feliksa Kucharzewskiego (1849-1935) w dzieło powstania Politechniki Warszawskiej

The paper presents a chronological and thematic juxtaposition and discussion of Feliks Kucharzewski’s publications on higher technical education, curricula, technical universities in Western countries and Russia, as well as their history and development trends. It emphasizes the fact that the extensive collection of his publications (from the end of the 19th to the first decades of the 20th century) served first to popularize the idea of establishing a Polish technical university in Warsaw, and then to shape its organization and graduates’ profiles in accordance with the best western standards and the needs of the Polish economy. Kucharzewski participated in all activities aimed at establishing a Polish technical university. He initiated discussions on this initiative and endeavoured to retain such an idea in the public awareness and concretised it. He recalled previous Polish attempts and achievements in this area, as well as promoted best practices from other countries. Kucharzewski was one of the most active team members creating projects of both the Tsar Nicolas II Warsaw Polytechnic Institute in 1898 and Warsaw University of Technology in 1915. He also participated in the creation of curricula for both universities. His extensive activity was refl ected in numerous readings and writings discussed in this paper. His exceptional contribution to the creation of Warsaw University of Technology was appreciated by its community, which granted him the title of the honorary professor.