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Stanislaw Tarnowski (1837-1917)
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Count Stanisław Tarnowski (7 November 1837 – 31 December 1917) was a Polish
nobleman (szlachcic), historian, literary critic, publicist.
, Tarnowski was connected with the "Biali" ("White") liberal-conservative political faction. He was imprisoned from 1863 to 1865 by the Austria
n authorities.
He co-authored Teka Stanczyk
a (1868).
From 1867 Tarnowski served as member of the Sejm
in Galicia. In 1885 he became a member of the Herrenhaus
in Vienna
.
Between 1871 and 1909, he was a professor and twice Rector
of Jagiellonian University
. From 1873 he was a member, and from 1890 to 1917 chairman, of the Akademia Umiejetnosci
(Polish Academy of Learning).
Poland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
nobleman (szlachcic), historian, literary critic, publicist.
Life
During the January UprisingJanuary Uprising
The January Uprising was an uprising in the former Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth against the Russian Empire...
, Tarnowski was connected with the "Biali" ("White") liberal-conservative political faction. He was imprisoned from 1863 to 1865 by the Austria
Austria
Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...
n authorities.
He co-authored Teka Stanczyk
Stanczyk
Stańczyk was the most famous court jester in Polish history. He was employed by three Polish kings: Alexander, Sigismund the Old and Sigismund Augustus.- Name, identity and historicity:...
a (1868).
From 1867 Tarnowski served as member of the Sejm
Sejm
The Sejm is the lower house of the Polish parliament. The Sejm is made up of 460 deputies, or Poseł in Polish . It is elected by universal ballot and is presided over by a speaker called the Marshal of the Sejm ....
in Galicia. In 1885 he became a member of the Herrenhaus
Herrenhaus
The German term Herrenhaus is equivalent to the English House of Lords and describes roughly similar institutions as the English House of Lords in German-speaking countries.More specifically, Herrenhaus, can refer to either of the following:...
in Vienna
Vienna
Vienna is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Austria and one of the nine states of Austria. Vienna is Austria's primary city, with a population of about 1.723 million , and is by far the largest city in Austria, as well as its cultural, economic, and political centre...
.
Between 1871 and 1909, he was a professor and twice Rector
Rector
The word rector has a number of different meanings; it is widely used to refer to an academic, religious or political administrator...
of Jagiellonian University
Jagiellonian University
The Jagiellonian University was established in 1364 by Casimir III the Great in Kazimierz . It is the oldest university in Poland, the second oldest university in Central Europe and one of the oldest universities in the world....
. From 1873 he was a member, and from 1890 to 1917 chairman, of the Akademia Umiejetnosci
Polish Academy of Learning
The Polish Academy of Arts and Sciences or Polish Academy of Learning , headquartered in Kraków, is one of two institutions in contemporary Poland having the nature of an academy of sciences....
(Polish Academy of Learning).
Works
- Pisarze polit. XVI w. (t. 1-2 1886)
- Ksiadz Waleryan KalinkaValerian KalinkaValerian Kalinka was a Polish priest and historian.Kalinka was born near Cracow, but fled from Poland in 1846 on account of political entanglements and his involvement in the Krakow Uprising. Kalinka was the founder of the Polish branch of the Resurrectionist Order...
http://www.archive.org/stream/ksiadzwaleryank00tarngoog (1887) - Jan KochanowskiJan KochanowskiJan Kochanowski was a Polish Renaissance poet who established poetic patterns that would become integral to Polish literary language.He is commonly regarded as the greatest Polish poet before Adam Mickiewicz, and the greatest Slavic poet, prior to the 19th century.-Life:Kochanowski was born at...
(1888) - Zygmunt KrasińskiZygmunt KrasinskiCount Napoleon Stanisław Adam Ludwig Zygmunt Krasiński , a Polish count, is traditionally ranked with Mickiewicz and Słowacki as one of Poland's Three National Bards — the trio of great Romantic poets who influenced national consciousness during the period of Poland's political bondage.-Life and...
(1892) - Matejko (1897)
- Julian KlaczkoJulian KlaczkoJulian Klaczko was a Polish author.Born Jehuda Lejb into a wealthy Jewish family, he studied in Vilna and Königsberg. In 1847, he took PhD title...
(t. 1-2 1909) - studia o A. FredrzeAleksander FredroAleksander Fredro was a Polish poet, playwright and author.-Life:Count Aleksander Fredro, of the Bończa coat of arms, was born in the village of Surochów near Jarosław, then a crown territory of Austria. A landowner's son, he was educated at home. He entered the Polish army at age 16 and saw...
, H. RzewuskimHenryk RzewuskiHenryk Rzewuski was a Polish Romantic-era journalist and novelist.-Life:Count Henryk Rzewuski was a scion of a Polish magnate family in Ukraine. He was the son of Adam Wawrzyniec Rzewuski, a Russian senator who resided in St...
, H. SienkiewiczuHenryk SienkiewiczHenryk Adam Aleksander Pius Sienkiewicz was a Polish journalist and Nobel Prize-winning novelist. A Polish szlachcic of the Oszyk coat of arms, he was one of the most popular Polish writers at the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries, and received the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1905 for his...
, zbiór Rozprawy i sprawozdania (t. 1-4 1895–1898) - synteza Historia literatury polskiej (t. 1-5 1900, t. 6 cz. 1-2 1905–1907)
- wybór studiów O literaturze polskiej XIX wieku (1977).