What is Paul Strzelecki?
[[File:Paweł Edmund Strzelecki 1.jpg|thumb|Paul Strzelecki]] '''Paul Edmund de Strzelecki''' (20 July 1797 — October 1873) was a [[Poland|Polish]] man who taught himself [[geology]].<ref name=heney>{{cite web |url= http://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/strzelecki-sir-paul-edmund-de-2711 |title=Sir Paul Edmund de Strzelecki |first= Helen|last=Heney |work=Australian Dictionary of Biography |publisher=[[Australian National University]]|year=1967 |quote=(1797-1873) |accessdate=24 July 2011}}</ref> He became famous for his explorations in [[Australia]]. He was born in Gluszyna, near Poznan, Western Poland in 1797 and later served briefly with the [[Prussia]]n army. He tried unsuccessfully to marry a young girl, and then was accused of stealing money from his employer.<ref name=heney/> He moved to [[London]] and gave himself the title of Count Strzelecki.<ref name=heney/> In 1834 he went to North America and spent time visiting mineral areas and exploring for minerals. He is said to be the first person to find [[copper]] in [[Canada]].<ref name=heney/> In 1836 he travelled along the west coast from [[Chile]] to [[California]]. In 1839 he visited the [[Hawaii]], [[Tahiti]], [[New Zealand]] and finally landed in [[Sydney]], Australia. He wanted to make a geological map, and explored large parts of [[New South Wales]] and [[Victoria (Australia)|Victoria]], including the [[Australian Alps]]. He climbed Australia's highest mountain, and named it [[Mount Kosciuszko]], after the Polish leader, [[Tadeusz Kosciuszko]].<ref name=heney/> He spent several years in [[Tasmania]] before going back to Sydney. He went back to London in 1843. He wrote a book on his discoveries in Australia called ''Physical Description of New South Wales and Van Diemen's Land''.<ref name=heney/> He was given the Founder's Medal by the [[Royal Geographical Society]].<ref name=heney/> In 1847—8 he was put in charge of the giving out money in [[Ireland]] during the [[Great Famine]] for the British Relief Association. He established standards for giving out a