About Ivan Kuziv
Lived 1857 – 1918 (aged 61). Ivan Kuziv was an Austrian priest.
Ivan Kuziv (; 1857 in Horutsko (now Hirske), Austrian Empire – 29 September 1918 in Dydiowa, Austria-Hungary ) was a Ukrainian Greek Catholic priest and ethnographer.
Biography Kuziv studied at Lviv Gymnasium No. 4. He graduated from the Greek Catholic Theological Seminary.
Father Kuziv's house was visited by Ivan Franko (who called the priest "an outstanding ethnographer and a good expert on the Boikos"), Demian Hladylovych, Volodymyr Hnatiuk, Fedir Vovk, and Osyp Makovei. He corresponded with Ivan Franko.
Family Fr. Ivan Kuziv's wife died a few weeks after the marriage. He lived with his mother-in-law and her three daughters.
Works Author of the article "Life, existence, customs and manners of the mountain people" (1889, Zoria).
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Who was Ivan Kuziv?
Ukrainian Greek Catholic priest, ethnographer
When was Ivan Kuziv born?
Ivan Kuziv was born on 30 January 1857 in Hirske.
When did Ivan Kuziv die?
Ivan Kuziv died on 29 September 1918 in Dydiowa.
What was Ivan Kuziv's occupation?
Ivan Kuziv was a priest.
What nationality was Ivan Kuziv?
Ivan Kuziv was Austrian.
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