Tullio Ilomets

Tullio Ilomets (13 July 1921 – 22 August 2018[1]) was an Estonian chemist, science historian and a volunteer in heritage protection.

[2][3] He continued to study chemistry at the Tallinn Polytechnic Institute (1946-1948) and Tartu State University from 1948-1952.

[5] In the 1960s, Ilomets began to collect and store, in the basement of the University of Tartu main building,[6] 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.