Michael Bobrzynski
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Michał Bobrzyński
Michał Bobrzyński (Michael Bobrzynski} (30 September 1849 – 3 July 1935) was a Polish historian.
in Galicia. He was educated there, graduating from the gymnasium
and the Jagiellonian University
. In 1872 he received his LL.D. and the following year became assistant professor in the history of Polish jurisprudence, in 1876 assuming similar duties in regard to German law. In 1877 he became professor of law at the Jagiellonian University
.
In 1885-91 he was a member of the Reichsrat
and held many other honorary and responsible positions, and in 1890-1901 he was president of the Galician board of education. He was Governor of Galicia in 1908-13.
His most important publications are his Geschichte Polens (1879), which aroused much criticism on account of its bitter attacks on Poland
's past, and his contributions to Lencl's Polnische Rechtsdenkmäler (1874-82).
Michał Bobrzyński (Michael Bobrzynski} (30 September 1849 – 3 July 1935) was a Polish historian.
Life
Bobrzynski was born at KrakówKraków
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...
in Galicia. He was educated there, graduating from the gymnasium
Gymnasium (school)
A gymnasium is a type of school providing secondary education in some parts of Europe, comparable to English grammar schools or sixth form colleges and U.S. college preparatory high schools. The word γυμνάσιον was used in Ancient Greece, meaning a locality for both physical and intellectual...
and 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 1872 he received his LL.D. and the following year became assistant professor in the history of Polish jurisprudence, in 1876 assuming similar duties in regard to German law. In 1877 he became professor of law 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 1885-91 he was a member of the Reichsrat
Reichsrat (Germany)
The Reichsrat was one of the two legislative bodies in Germany under the Weimar constitution, the other one being the Reichstag. After the end of German monarchy and the founding of the Weimar Republic in 1919, the Reichsrat replaced the Bundesrat as the representation of the various German...
and held many other honorary and responsible positions, and in 1890-1901 he was president of the Galician board of education. He was Governor of Galicia in 1908-13.
His most important publications are his Geschichte Polens (1879), which aroused much criticism on account of its bitter attacks on Poland
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...
's past, and his contributions to Lencl's Polnische Rechtsdenkmäler (1874-82).
See also
- List of Poles