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In memory of Alfons Bukowski on the centenary of anti‐doping research
Author(s) -
Pokrywka Andrzej,
Gorczyca Damian,
Jarek Anna,
Kwiatkowska Dorota
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
drug testing and analysis
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.065
H-Index - 54
eISSN - 1942-7611
pISSN - 1942-7603
DOI - 10.1002/dta.156
Subject(s) - rivalry , psychology , economics , macroeconomics
Alfons Bukowski (1858–1921) is commonly regarded as the pioneer of anti‐doping research. In 1910, he developed a method to detect alkaloids in horse saliva. One hundred years later, this is a good moment to remember Bukowski, an outstanding Polish pharmacist, often mistakenly represented in world literature as a Russian chemist. It is also an occasion to mention that the real driving force in the history of doping were events related to horse rivalry. Copyright © 2010 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.