Franciszek Ksawery Godebski
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Franciszek Ksawery Godebski (1801 – May 17, 1869) was a Polish
writer and publicist.
He was born in Frankenthal
. Cyprian Godebski
was his father, and Dobrogost his pseudonym.
Franciszek was from 1822-1823 editor of several literature magazines in Warsaw
, among others of "Wanda
". He participated in the November Uprising
, was member of the Sejm
in 1831 and editor of the "Orzel Bialy" magazine.
From 1832 until 1858 he lived in France
. In 1841 he co-founded, and from 1853 was a lecturer at, the Batignolles School (Szkola batiniolska). In 1849 Franciszek became administrator of the "La Tribune des Peuples
" (People's Trubune). After his return to Poland, he became curator of the Ossolineum
in Lwów.
He died in Lwów, where he was buried in the Łyczakowski Cemetery
.
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...
writer and publicist.
He was born in Frankenthal
Frankenthal
Frankenthal is a town in southwestern Germany, in the state of Rhineland-Palatinate.- History :Frankenthal was first mentioned in 772. In 1119 an Augustinian monastery was built here, the ruins of which — known, after the founder, as the Erkenbertruine — still stand today in the town...
. Cyprian Godebski
Cyprian Godebski
Cyprian Godebski was a Polish poet, novelist, father of Franciszek Ksawery. An outstanding poet of the so-called "Legions Poetry".-Life:...
was his father, and Dobrogost his pseudonym.
Franciszek was from 1822-1823 editor of several literature magazines 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...
, among others of "Wanda
Wanda (magazine)
Wanda was a weekly literature magazine published in Warsaw. It was one of the first Polish magazines for women.The magazine was published from 1820-1822 by Bruno Kicinski and edited by Franciszek Ksawery Godebski and D. Lisicki. Since 1823 published and edited by Franciszek Ksawery Godebski....
". He participated in 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...
, was 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 1831 and editor of the "Orzel Bialy" magazine.
From 1832 until 1858 he lived in France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
. In 1841 he co-founded, and from 1853 was a lecturer at, the Batignolles School (Szkola batiniolska). In 1849 Franciszek became administrator of the "La Tribune des Peuples
La Tribune des Peuples
La Tribune des Peuples was a Polish-led French-language radical and romantic nationalist political weekly magazine, published in Paris between March and November 1849 - except for a hiatus caused by censorship...
" (People's Trubune). After his return to Poland, he became curator of the Ossolineum
Ossolineum
The Ossolineum or Zakład Narodowy im. Ossolińskich a meritorious department for Polish science and culture , which was founded for the Polish Nation in 1817 by Józef Maksymilian Ossoliński, and was opened in 1827 in Lviv.It was one of the most important Polish...
in Lwów.
He died in Lwów, where he was buried in the Łyczakowski Cemetery
Lychakivskiy Cemetery
-History:Since its creation in 1787 as Łyczakowski Cemetery, it has been the main necropolis of the city's inteligentsia, middle and upper classes. Initially the cemetery was located on several hills in the borough of Lychakiv, following the imperial Austro-Hungarian edict ordering that all...
.