Fryderyk Skarbek
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Florian Frederick Skarbek (15 February 1792 – 25 September 1866) was a member of the Polish nobility, an economist, novelist, historian, social activist, administrator and politician.
Skarbek was born in Torun
. His aristocratic family had roots dating back to medieval times. He was one of four children.
After teaching at the Warsaw High School he began studying economics in 1809 in Paris . In 1812 he returned to Poland. In 1818 he became professor of economics at the University of Warsaw
. He worked in the department of prisons and charitable establishments of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. He represented the party of settlement, at the outbreak of the November Uprising
of 1830–31. He designed the Pawiak
prison in Warsaw completed in 1835.
In March 1831 he became a member of the Provisional Council of the Kingdom. Skarbek served as president of the Central Council of Welfare Charity Works Directorate of Insurance.
In 1854 became director of the Justice Committee. In 1858 he entered retirement and returned to scientific and literary work. He died in Warsaw
in 1866.
Tsar Nicholas I
gave him the Russian hereditary title of Count in 1846. He was also awarded the Order of Saint Stanislaus
II class from Nicholas I.
He was godfather to the composer Frédéric Chopin
(1810 – 1849).
He was a pioneer in economic theory and his 1829 work Théorie des richesses sociales influenced Karl Marx
in formulating his theory of labour.
Skarbek was born in Torun
Torun
Toruń is an ancient city in northern Poland, on the Vistula River. Its population is more than 205,934 as of June 2009. Toruń is one of the oldest cities in Poland. The medieval old town of Toruń is the birthplace of the astronomer Nicolaus Copernicus....
. His aristocratic family had roots dating back to medieval times. He was one of four children.
After teaching at the Warsaw High School he began studying economics in 1809 in Paris . In 1812 he returned to Poland. In 1818 he became professor of economics at the University of Warsaw
University of Warsaw
The University of Warsaw is the largest university in Poland and one of the most prestigious, ranked as best Polish university in 2010 and 2011...
. He worked in the department of prisons and charitable establishments of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. He represented the party of settlement, at the outbreak of the November Uprising
November Uprising
The November Uprising , Polish–Russian War 1830–31 also known as the Cadet Revolution, was an armed rebellion in the heartland of partitioned Poland against the Russian Empire. The uprising began on 29 November 1830 in Warsaw when the young Polish officers from the local Army of the Congress...
of 1830–31. He designed the Pawiak
Pawiak
Pawiak was a prison built in 1835 in Warsaw, Poland.During the January 1863 Uprising, it served as a transfer camp for Poles sentenced by Imperial Russia to deportation to Siberia....
prison in Warsaw completed in 1835.
In March 1831 he became a member of the Provisional Council of the Kingdom. Skarbek served as president of the Central Council of Welfare Charity Works Directorate of Insurance.
In 1854 became director of the Justice Committee. In 1858 he entered retirement and returned to scientific and literary work. He died in Warsaw
Warsaw
Warsaw is the capital and largest city of Poland. It is located on the Vistula River, roughly from the Baltic Sea and from the Carpathian Mountains. Its population in 2010 was estimated at 1,716,855 residents with a greater metropolitan area of 2,631,902 residents, making Warsaw the 10th most...
in 1866.
Tsar Nicholas I
Nicholas I of Russia
Nicholas I , was the Emperor of Russia from 1825 until 1855, known as one of the most reactionary of the Russian monarchs. On the eve of his death, the Russian Empire reached its historical zenith spanning over 20 million square kilometers...
gave him the Russian hereditary title of Count in 1846. He was also awarded the Order of Saint Stanislaus
Order of Saint Stanislaus
The Order of Saint Stanislaus , also spelled Stanislas, was an Order in the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth and The Kingdom of Poland between 1765 and 1831 and of Russian Empire from 1831 to 1917.-History of the Order of Saint Stanislaus:Stanisław August Poniatowski, King of Poland, established the...
II class from Nicholas I.
He was godfather to the composer Frédéric Chopin
Frédéric Chopin
Frédéric François Chopin was a Polish composer and virtuoso pianist. He is considered one of the great masters of Romantic music and has been called "the poet of the piano"....
(1810 – 1849).
He was a pioneer in economic theory and his 1829 work Théorie des richesses sociales influenced Karl Marx
Karl Marx
Karl Heinrich Marx was a German philosopher, economist, sociologist, historian, journalist, and revolutionary socialist. His ideas played a significant role in the development of social science and the socialist political movement...
in formulating his theory of labour.
Selected scientific works
- National economy , 1829 ;
- Théorie des richesses sociales , 1829 ;
- General principles of the national economy of science , 1859 ;
- The farm and the national economy , 1860 ;
- The history of the Duchy of Warsaw , 1860 ;
Selected literary works
- Pan Antoni , (Mr. Anthony) , 1824
- Pan Starosta, (Mr. Foreman) , 1826
- Życie i przypadki Faustyna Feliksa na Dodoszach Dodosińskiego, (Life and Faustina cases of Dodoszach Dodosińskiego Felix) , 1838
- Pamiętniki Seglasa, (Seglasa Memoirs) , 1845