Zygmunt Gloger
Zygmunt Gloger (born November 3, 1845 in Tybory-Kamianka ( Podlachia ), † August 16, 1910 in Warsaw ) was a Polish historian, archaeologist, ethnographer and local researcher.
Gloger graduated from the Warsaw University of Applied Sciences "Szkoła Główna" in 1867, which replaced the university that had been abolished by the Russian authorities. He was influenced by Józef Ignacy Kraszewski , who often visited his parents.
Since 1867 he was engaged in ethnographic research, in 1868 he began his studies at the Jagiellonian University in Krakow . There he met the poet Wincenty Pol and the ethnographer Oskar Kolberg .
In 1872 he retired to the Jeżewo family estate near Tykocin , but remained in close contact with Polish scientists. After marrying Aleksandra Jelska, he began research trips that took him through Poland and Lithuania.
He bequeathed his collections to the Polish Local History Society (Polskie Towarzystwo Krajoznawcze), which he founded, and to several museums.
His most important work was the "Old Polish Encyclopedia" (Encyklopedia staropolska ilustrowana) (1900–1903) He was also the author of works on Polish folklore:
- Obchody weselne (wedding customs , 1869),
- Pieśni ludu (Songs of the People, 1892),
- Księga rzeczy polskich (Book of Polish Things, 1896),
- Rok polski w życiu, tradycji i pieśni (The Polish Year in Life, Tradition and Songs, 1900).
He wrote a total of about 800 treatises and articles.
literature
- Zygmunt Gloger: Encyklopedia staropolska ilustrowana . 7th edition, 1st vol. With a foreword by Julian Krzyżanowski, "Wiedza Powszechna", Warszawa 1996, ISBN 8321404111
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Gloger, Zygmunt |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Polish scientist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 3, 1845 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Tybory-Kamianka (Podlaskie) |
| DATE OF DEATH | August 16, 1910 |
| Place of death | Warsaw |