Pavlo Schytezkyj
| Cyrillic ( Ukrainian ) | |
|---|---|
| Павло Гнатович Житецький | |
| Transl. : | Pavlo Hnatovyč Žytec'kyj |
| Transcr. : | Pavlo Hnatowytsch Schytezkyj |
| Cyrillic ( Russian ) | |
| Павел Игнатьевич Житецкий | |
| Transl .: | Pavel Ignat'evič Žiteckij |
| Transcr .: | Pavel Ignatievich Schitezki |
Pavlo Hnatowytsch Schytezkyj (born March 23, jul. / 4. April 1837 greg. In Kremenchuk , Poltava Governorate , Russian Empire , † March 5 jul. / 18th March 1911 greg. In Kiev , Kiev Governorate , Russian Empire) was a Ukrainian philologist, linguist, lexicographer, ethnographer, educator and a public figure.
Life
Pavlo Schytezkyj studied between 1851 and 1857 at the Theological Seminary in Pereyaslaw , from 1857 to 1860 at the Kiev Theological Academy and then he studied until 1864 at the Historical and Philological Academy of St. Vladimir University .
After completing his studies, he taught Russian at the boys' high school in Kamjanez-Podilskyj between 1864 and 1868 . After that he became a teacher at various Kiev high schools. From 1874 to 1880 and from 1882 to 1893 he taught at the colleague of Pavlo Galagan , a private boys' grammar school in Kiev founded a few years earlier by Hryhorij Galagan . Between 1880 and 1882 he interrupted his teaching activities at the colleague in favor of a teaching position as an assistant professor at the University of St. Petersburg . He also taught at the St. Vladimir Cadet School in Kiev between 1882 and 1893.
During a class, he suffered a stroke that paralyzed the right side of his body. After intensive treatment he was able to walk with a stick again, began to write with his left hand and devoted himself extensively to his research in his house on the Andreassteig . In May 1909 he suffered a second stroke and has been bedridden ever since, unable to see or speak. On the evening of March 18, 1911, he died at the age of 74. His funeral took place on March 20 at the Kiev Baikowe Cemetery , where Olena Ptschilka gave the funeral speech.
Pavlo Schytezkyj was one of the founders of Ukrainian linguistics and dealt intensively with the history of the Ukrainian language, Ukrainian literature and folklore. He received several scientific awards, including the Uvarov Prize in 1877 and 1890 ( Уваровская премия ). In 1908 he received an honorary doctorate from the University of Kiev.
Memberships
Schytezkyj was a member of numerous scientific societies:
- 1873–1876 member of the Southwestern Department of the Imperial Russian Geographical Society
- from 1879 member of the Historical Society of Nestor the Chronicler ( Киевское общество летописца Нестора )
- from 1898 corresponding member of the St. Petersburg Academy of Sciences
- from 1903 member of the Shevchenko Scientific Society in Lemberg
- from 1907 member of the Ukrainian Scientific Society ( Українське наукове товариство ) in Kiev.
Web links
- Entry on Pavlo Schytezkyj in the Encyclopedia of Modern Ukraine (Ukrainian)
- Entry on Pawlo Schytezkyj in Brockhaus-Efron (Russian)
- Entry on Pawlo Schytezkyj in the Internetowa encyklopedia PWN (Polish)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Short biography Pawlo Schytezkyj on uahistory.com ; accessed on December 15, 2017 (Ukrainian)
- ↑ entry to Pawlo Schytezkyj in the Encyclopedia of History of Ukraine ; accessed on December 15, 2017 (Ukrainian)
- ↑ a b Entry on Pavlo Schytezkyj in the Encyclopedia of Ukraine ; accessed on December 15, 2017
- ↑ entry to Pawlo Schytezkyj in the Ukrainian Soviet Encyclopedia ; accessed on December 15, 2017 (Ukrainian)
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Schytezkyj, Pavlo |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Schytezkyj, Pavlo Hnatowytsch (full name); Житецький, Павло Гнатович (Ukrainian) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Ukrainian philologist, linguist, lexicographer, ethnographer, educator and a public figure |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 4, 1837 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Kremenchuk , Poltava Governorate , Russian Empire |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 18, 1911 |
| Place of death | Kiev , Kiev Governorate , Russian Empire |