Aleksander Kraushar

Aleksander Kraushar , also known as Alkar (born January 17, 1843 in Warsaw , Congress Poland ; † December 11, 1931 in Warsaw, Republic of Poland ), was a Polish lawyer , historian , publicist , writer , an activist for culture and education of Jewish origin . He was the father of the Polish writer Zuzanna Rabska .

biography

Aleksander Kraushar grew up as the son of a Jewish family, his father was Herman Kraushar and his mother Ideli z Aptów . He finished his studies in 1867. After the outbreak of the January uprising , he worked for the Secret Press. He edited the part Wiadomości z pola bitwy (News on the Polish Struggle) in the semi-official body of the National Council of the January Uprising and published the secret newspaper Pravda there . After completing his studies, he practiced the profession of lawyer . While searching domestic and foreign archives, he published many works on the history of Poland, including the history of the Jews in Eastern Europe , on the lives of numerous historical figures. He published hundreds of academic papers, including many devoted to the city of Warsaw. He was a co-founder of the Polish Society of Friends of History (Towarzystwo Miłośników Historii).

After completing his work on the famous book Frank i frankiści polscy 1726–1816 in 1895, it was clear to him that being Jewish and Polish cannot be combined. Kraushar then converted to Roman Catholic Christianity .

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In his first poems he wrote about the misfortune of the Jews. In 1861 he published a volume Listki (Letters) in which he described the misfortune Handel! Trade! accommodated.

In his historical and journalistic works, he primarily devoted himself to the period 1800–1830. His monograph Towarzystwo Warszawskie Przyjaciół Nauk 1800–1832 is seen as his most important work .

Works (selection)

Aleksander Kraushar's grave in the Powązkowski Cemetery in Warsaw

Czary na dworze Batorego
Ksi Repnin i Polska w pierwszem czteroleciu panowania Stanisawa Augusta, 1764–1768
Neo-cyganerya warszawska: wspomnienia o ludziach i rzeczach literackich z niedawnej przeszlosci, 1780–1880
Strofy (Kraków 1890),
Drobiazgi historyczne (t. 1-2 1891-1892)
Frank i frankiści polscy 1726-1816 . Historical monograph, 2 vols., Kraków 1895
Bourboni na wygnaniu w Mitawie i Warszawie . Historical sketch 1798–1805, 1899
Obrazy i wizerunki historyczne (1906),
Okruchy przeszłości (1913),
Miscellanea Hist. (1-73 1903-1920),
Kartki z pamiętnika Alkara (t. 1-2 1910–1913),
Salony i zebrania literackie warszawskie na schyłku w. XVIII iw ubiegłym stuleciu (1916),
tzw. drugi pamiętnik J. Kilińskiego,
pamiętnik Niemcewicza z lat Księstwa Warszawskiego,
dziennik podróży FK Bohusza (przypisując go mylnie St. Staszicowi).
Sprawy krzyżackie w Polsce, według dyplomatów archiwalnych: 1226–1421 , Wyd. Gebethner i Wolff, Warszawa 1911.

literature

Jan Jagielski: Przewodnik po cmentarzu żydowskim w Warszawie przy ul. Okopowej 49/51 , Zesz. 1, Kwatery przy Alei Głównej, Wyd. Towarzystwo Opieki nad Zabytkami, Społeczny Komitet Opieki nad Cmentarzami i Zabytkami Kultury Żydowskiej w Polsce , Warszawa 1996, p. 40-41.

Web links

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personal data
SURNAME	Kraushar, Aleksander
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Alkar
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Polish author
DATE OF BIRTH	January 17, 1843
PLACE OF BIRTH	Warsaw
DATE OF DEATH	December 11, 1931
Place of death	Warsaw