Wikentij Chwoika
| Cyrillic ( Ukrainian ) | |
|---|---|
| Вікентій В'ячеславович Хвойка | |
| Transl. : | Vikentij V'jačeslavovyč Chvojka |
| Transcr. : | Wikentiy V'jatscheslavowytsch Chvoika |
| Cyrillic ( Russian ) | |
| Викентий Вячеславович Хвойка | |
| Transl .: | Vikentij Vjačeslavovič Chvojka |
| Transcr .: | Wikenti Vyacheslavovich Chwoika |
Wikentij V'jatscheslawowytsch Chwoika ( Czech Vincenc Častoslav Chvojka , Čeněk Chvojka ; born February 21, 1850 in Semín , Bohemia ; † August 20, 1914 in Kiev ) was a Ukrainian archaeologist of Bohemian origin. He is considered to be the discoverer of the Tripolje culture .
Life
Vincenc Častoslav Chvojka was born in 1850 in the Austro-Hungarian village of Semin in Bohemia . He studied at the Chrudim School of Commerce and then lived in Prague . In 1876 Chwoika moved to Kiev, where he initially taught drawing and the German language and was successful in agriculture. He later devoted himself to the study of antiquities and was one of the founders of the Kiev Museum of Antiques and Art , which was officially opened in 1899 , in whose museum building is now the National Art Museum of Ukraine and with which he remained lifelong as head of the archaeological department. In 1890 he began the archaeological exploration of the Middle Dnepr with private funds . He found remains of a settlement of the Magdalenian culture ( Kiev-Kyrill-Wohnplatz ) in Kiev- Podil and finally discovered artifacts of the Tripolje culture, named after this place, about 40 km south of Kiev, near Trypillja . He presented his research results at the 11th Congress of Archaeologists in 1897.
Wikentij Chwoika died in Kiev in 1914 and was buried in the local Baikowe cemetery .
Honor
On the occasion of his 150th birthday, the National Bank of Ukraine issued a 2 ₴ coin in his honor in 2000.
Web links
literature
- KP Bachmat: Vikentij Vjačeslavovič Chvojka. Thu 50-ričnja z dnja smerti. In: Archeologija. 17, 1964, pp. 188-199.
- Viktorija Anatoliivna Kolesnikova: Vikentij (Česlav) Chvojka. Storinki naukovoi biografii . Institut archeologii NAN Ukraini, Kiev 2007, ISBN 966-8193-21-8 .
Individual evidence
- ↑ The Trypilska Kultura - The Spiritual Birthplace of Ukraine? ( Memento of June 21, 2008 in the Internet Archive ), accessed December 17, 2015.
- ↑ Biography Wikentij Chwoika on litopys.com.ua ( Memento of the original from March 4, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , accessed December 17, 2015.
- ↑ Biography Vikentiy Chwoika on ebk.net.ua , accessed December 17, 2015.
- ↑ Ukrainian Coins Wikentij Chwoika , on the website of the National Bank of Ukraine
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Chwoika, Wikentij |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Хвойка, Вікентій В'ячеславович (Ukrainian); Chwoika, Wikentij V'jatscheslavowytsch (full name); Chvojka, Vikentij Vjačeslavovič (Czech name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Ukrainian-Czech archaeologist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 21, 1850 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Semín , Bohemia |
| DATE OF DEATH | August 20, 1914 |
| Place of death | Kiev |