Volodymyr Zych

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Cyrillic ( Ukrainian )
Володимир Францович Цих
Transl. : Volodymyr Francovyč Cych
Transcr. : Volodymyr Franzowytsch Zych
Cyrillic ( Russian )
Владимир Францевич Цих
Transl .: Vladimir Francevič Cich
Transcr .: Wladimir Franzewitsch Zich

Volodymyr Franzowytsch Zych (* 1805 in Charkow Governorate , Russian Empire ; † April 19, July 1  / May 1, 1837 greg. In Kiev , Kiev Governorate , Russian Empire) was a Ukrainian historian, professor and rector at the St. University in Kiev.

Life

Volodymyr Zych came from a noble family and graduated from high school in Yekaterinoslav in 1822 . He then attended the Faculty of Literature at Kharkov University and graduated in 1825 as a candidate for philology . From 1831 he taught political world history at the University of Kharkov, in 1833 he became a doctor of philology and history.

In April 1834 he became an associate professor of general history at the Kiev St. Vladimir University, although he had a famous competitor for the professorship. At the end of 1833, Nikolai Gogol , supported by Alexander Pushkin and Vasily Zhukovsky, applied for this chair because he wanted to leave Saint Petersburg because of the climate .

In May 1835 Zych became a full professor of general and Russian history and dean of the faculty of philosophy at St. Vladimir University. After Mychajlo Maxymowytsch resigned as rector, he was appointed vice rector and acting rector on December 11, 1835. He received official recognition as rector of the university on December 15, 1836. Zych died in Kiev in 1837 at the age of 31 and was buried there in the cemetery of Askold's grave .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Short biography of Volodymyr Zych on the website of the National Taras Shevchenko University of Kiev; accessed on January 6, 2018 (Ukrainian)
  2. ↑ The man who won the position of professor at the University of St. Vladimir against Gogol in ukraine-russia.livejournal of October 4, 2009; accessed on January 6, 2018 (Ukrainian)
  3. ↑ Forgotten Professor: Volodymyr Zych was a successful competitor of Gogol on day-kiev from January 28, 2006; accessed on January 6, 2018 (Ukrainian)
personal data
SURNAME Zych, Volodymyr
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Zych, Wolodymyr Franzowytsch (full name); Цих, Володимир Францович (Ukrainian)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Ukrainian historian, professor and university rector
DATE OF BIRTH 1805
PLACE OF BIRTH Kharkov Governorate , Russian Empire
DATE OF DEATH May 1, 1837
Place of death Kiev , Kiev Governorate , Russian Empire