Wlodzimierz Dzieduszycki
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Count Włodzimierz Dzieduszycki (1825–1899) was a Polish
noble (szlachcic), landowner, naturalist, political activist, collector and patron of arts.
Włodzimierz became the 1st Ordynat of the Poturzyca estate. He was owner of the Poturzyca, Zarzecze
, Kramarzowka
, Markpol, Lachowice
, Dobraczyn, Medowa, Jaryszow, Konarzewo
, Gluszyn
, Wiry
and Szczytnik
estates. He was one of the first Polish magnates to replace serfdom
on his estates.
He was educated in Poland and from 1840 in Göttingen
and Paris
. In 1846 Wlodzimierz returned to Poland. During the Spring of Nations
in 1848, he became a member of the "Council of the Nation of Lwow" (Centralna Rada Narodowa Lwowska). He was also a member of the "Economic Society of Galicia". He supported publishing houses, spent money for scientific works and school books. In 1863 he partly financed and participated in the civil organisation of the January Uprising
.
In 1881 Wlodzimierz became a member of the Polish Academy of Skills. In 1855 he founded the Dzieduszycki Museum in Lwów. The Museum included a rich natural collection, mainly ornithology, ethnography and numismatic objects and a large collection of books.
He was also co-founder of the Museum of Industry of Arts (Muzeum Przemyslu Artystycznego) in 1874 in Lwów and founder the "Hunting Society of Lesser Poland" in 1885.
Wlodzimierz became member the Sejm
in 1865, 1874, and from 1895 until 1899 and served as Sejm Marshal from March 7 until April 26, 1876. He was also member of the Herrenhaus
from 1874.
He was author of several scientific works (nature and ethnography), and from 1894 Doctor Honoris Causa
of the Lwów University.
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...
noble (szlachcic), landowner, naturalist, political activist, collector and patron of arts.
Włodzimierz became the 1st Ordynat of the Poturzyca estate. He was owner of the Poturzyca, Zarzecze
Zarzecze
Zarzecze is a district of Katowice in southern Poland....
, Kramarzowka
Kramarzówka
Kramarzówka is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Pruchnik, within Jarosław County, Subcarpathian Voivodeship, in south-eastern Poland. It lies approximately south of Pruchnik, south-west of Jarosław, and south-east of the regional capital Rzeszów.The village has a population of...
, Markpol, Lachowice
Lachowice
Lachowice is a village in Sucha County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It is a sołectwo within the administrative district called Gmina Stryszawa. It lies approximately west of Sucha Beskidzka and south-west of the regional capital Kraków....
, Dobraczyn, Medowa, Jaryszow, Konarzewo
Konarzewo
Konarzewo may refer to the following places:*Konarzewo, Poznań County in Greater Poland Voivodeship *Konarzewo, Rawicz County in Greater Poland Voivodeship...
, Gluszyn
Gluszyn
Głuszyn , is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Krasnopol, within Sejny County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland. It lies approximately south-east of Krasnopol, south-west of Sejny, and north of the regional capital Białystok....
, Wiry
Wiry
Wiry may refer to the following places in Poland:*Wiry, Lower Silesian Voivodeship *Wiry, Łódź Voivodeship *Wiry, Subcarpathian Voivodeship *Wiry, Greater Poland Voivodeship...
and Szczytnik
Szczytnik
Szczytnik is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Jakubów, within Mińsk County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland. It lies approximately north-east of Mińsk Mazowiecki and east of Warsaw.-References:...
estates. He was one of the first Polish magnates to replace serfdom
Serfdom
Serfdom is the status of peasants under feudalism, specifically relating to Manorialism. It was a condition of bondage or modified slavery which developed primarily during the High Middle Ages in Europe and lasted to the mid-19th century...
on his estates.
He was educated in Poland and from 1840 in Göttingen
Göttingen
Göttingen is a university town in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is the capital of the district of Göttingen. The Leine river runs through the town. In 2006 the population was 129,686.-General information:...
and Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
. In 1846 Wlodzimierz returned to Poland. During the Spring of Nations
Revolutions of 1848
The European Revolutions of 1848, known in some countries as the Spring of Nations, Springtime of the Peoples or the Year of Revolution, were a series of political upheavals throughout Europe in 1848. It was the first Europe-wide collapse of traditional authority, but within a year reactionary...
in 1848, he became a member of the "Council of the Nation of Lwow" (Centralna Rada Narodowa Lwowska). He was also a member of the "Economic Society of Galicia". He supported publishing houses, spent money for scientific works and school books. In 1863 he partly financed and participated in the civil organisation of the January Uprising
January Uprising
The January Uprising was an uprising in the former Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth against the Russian Empire...
.
In 1881 Wlodzimierz became a member of the Polish Academy of Skills. In 1855 he founded the Dzieduszycki Museum in Lwów. The Museum included a rich natural collection, mainly ornithology, ethnography and numismatic objects and a large collection of books.
He was also co-founder of the Museum of Industry of Arts (Muzeum Przemyslu Artystycznego) in 1874 in Lwów and founder the "Hunting Society of Lesser Poland" in 1885.
Wlodzimierz became member 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 1865, 1874, and from 1895 until 1899 and served as Sejm Marshal from March 7 until April 26, 1876. He was also 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:...
from 1874.
He was author of several scientific works (nature and ethnography), and from 1894 Doctor Honoris Causa
Honorary degree
An honorary degree or a degree honoris causa is an academic degree for which a university has waived the usual requirements, such as matriculation, residence, study, and the passing of examinations...
of the Lwów University.