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Jan Aleksander Karłowicz

1836 – 1903

Polish ethnologist, folklorist, linguist, musicologist

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About Jan Aleksander Karłowicz

Lived 1836 – 1903 (aged 67). Jan Aleksander Karłowicz was a Russian ethnologist, folklorist, linguist and musicologist.

Jan Aleksander Ludwik August Karłowicz (May 28, 1836 – June 14, 1903) was Polish ethnographer, musicologist, composer, linguist, folklorist, lexicographer, dialectologist, one of the first Lithuanianists.

Karłowicz was a correspondent of Belarusian ethnographer and folklorist Stefania Ulanowska.

Books Most of his books are available online at the resource polona.pl.

O Żydzie wiecznym tułaczu (1873) O języku litewskim (1875) Piękna Meluzyna i królewna Wanda (1876) (Beautiful Melusine and Princess Wanda) Słoworód ludowy (1878) Przyczynek do zbioru przysłów, piosenek, ucinków i przypowieści od nazw rodowych i miejscowych (1879) Przysłowia od nazwisk (1879) O imieniu Polaków i Polski (1881) Die Mythen, Sagen und Legenden der Zamaiten (1883, 2 volumes) Chata polska (1884) Systematyka pieśni ludu polskiego (1885) Podania i bajki ludowe zebrane na Litwie (1887) Imiona własne polskich miejsc i ludzi od zatrudnień (1887) Słownik wyrazów obcego a mniej jasnego pochodzenia (1894–1905, 3 volumes) Słownik gwar polskich (1900–1911, 6 volumes) (Dictionary of Polish Dialects) Lud. Rys ludoznawstwa polskiego (1903)

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Imperial Moscow University

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Frequently asked questions

Who was Jan Aleksander Karłowicz?

Polish ethnologist, folklorist, linguist, musicologist (1836–1903)

When was Jan Aleksander Karłowicz born?

Jan Aleksander Karłowicz was born on 28 May 1836 in Subartonys.

When did Jan Aleksander Karłowicz die?

Jan Aleksander Karłowicz died on 14 June 1903 in Warsaw.

What was Jan Aleksander Karłowicz's occupation?

Jan Aleksander Karłowicz was an ethnologist, folklorist, linguist and musicologist.

What nationality was Jan Aleksander Karłowicz?

Jan Aleksander Karłowicz was Russian.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Jan Aleksander Karłowicz

· Wikidata: Q3920131

· DBpedia: Jan Karłowicz

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