Tullio Ilomets facts for kids
Tullio Ilomets (13 July 1921 – 22 August 2018) was an Estonian chemist, science historian and a volunteer in heritage protection.
Education
Born in Paide, Ilomets graduated from Paide Secondary School in 1941. He continued to study chemistry at the Tallinn Polytechnic Institute (1946-1948) and Tartu State University from 1948-1952. He has served as faculty member and research fellow with the University of Tartu Department of Chemistry's institute of organic chemistry since 1952. He earned a candidate's degree in chemistry and became associate professor in 1965 and associate professor emeritus in 2007.
Science history and academic heritage
Ilomets was one of the founders of the Academic Heritage Society and is an honorary member of the Estonian Heritage Society. He was a member of the Society of Estonian Conservators.
In the 1960s, Ilomets began to collect and store, in the basement of the University of Tartu main building, discarded science equipment and memorabilia linked to the history of the university. In 1976, the basement collection lead to the creation of the University History Museum.
Ilomets, as of 2016 with his 95 years, was the oldest working employee at the University of Tartu.
Awards
- 2001 - Order of the White Star third class
- 2001 - Honorary Citizen of Tartu
