Kazimierz Rymut
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Kazimierz Rymut. Professor doctor hab., onomist
, historian of languages, editor.
Organizer of academic life and educator of many Polish onomists
. Decorated with the Gold Cross of Merit and Order of Cyril and Metodius.
He studied at the Jagiellonian University
in Kraków
, where in 1968 he received his PhD. He became a professor at the University in 1972.
He was long-standing Director of the Polish Language Institute PAN
and Chief of
the Polish Onomastic Department, chairman of the Slavonic Onomastic Commission in the International
Committee of Slavs, chairman of the Commission of Location Names and Physiographical Objects
in the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Administration.
Onomastics
Onomastics or onomatology is the study of proper names of all kinds and the origins of names. The words are from the Greek: "ὀνομαστικός" , "of or belonging to naming" and "ὀνοματολογία" , from "ὄνομα" "name". Toponymy or toponomastics, the study of place names, is one of the principal branches of...
, historian of languages, editor.
Organizer of academic life and educator of many Polish onomists
Onomastics
Onomastics or onomatology is the study of proper names of all kinds and the origins of names. The words are from the Greek: "ὀνομαστικός" , "of or belonging to naming" and "ὀνοματολογία" , from "ὄνομα" "name". Toponymy or toponomastics, the study of place names, is one of the principal branches of...
. Decorated with the Gold Cross of Merit and Order of Cyril and Metodius.
He studied at the 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....
in Kraków
Kraków
Kraków also Krakow, or Cracow , is the second largest and one of the oldest cities in Poland. Situated on the Vistula River in the Lesser Poland region, the city dates back to the 7th century. Kraków has traditionally been one of the leading centres of Polish academic, cultural, and artistic life...
, where in 1968 he received his PhD. He became a professor at the University in 1972.
He was long-standing Director of the Polish Language Institute PAN
Polish Academy of Sciences
The Polish Academy of Sciences, headquartered in Warsaw, is one of two Polish institutions having the nature of an academy of sciences.-History:...
and Chief of
the Polish Onomastic Department, chairman of the Slavonic Onomastic Commission in the International
Committee of Slavs, chairman of the Commission of Location Names and Physiographical Objects
in the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Administration.
See also
- OnomasticsOnomasticsOnomastics or onomatology is the study of proper names of all kinds and the origins of names. The words are from the Greek: "ὀνομαστικός" , "of or belonging to naming" and "ὀνοματολογία" , from "ὄνομα" "name". Toponymy or toponomastics, the study of place names, is one of the principal branches of...
- List of Poles