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Ludwik Finkel

1858 – 1930

Polish historian

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Lived 1858 – 1930 (aged 72). Ludwik Finkel was a Polish historian, politician, bibliographer and university teacher.

Ludwik Michał Emanuel Finkel (20 March 1858, in Bursztyn – 24 October 1930, in Lwów) was a Polish historian, and rector of the Lviv University.

From 1878 to 1881 he studied history, philosophy and history of literature at the Lwów University under the tutelage Aleksander Hirschberg, Julian Ochorowicz and Roman Pilat. His master was Ksawery Liske. Good friend of Finkel was Stanisław Lukas. In 1882 he gained a PhD. Topic of his thesis was Marcin Kromer, historyk polski XVI wieku (Marcin Kromer, a Polish historian of 16th century).

Among his students were Natalia Gąsiorowska, Kazimierz Hartleb, Stanisław Kot, Henryk Mościcki.

Ludwik Finkel was buried in the Łyczakowski Cemetery.

Selected publications Poselstwa Jana Dantyszka (1879) Marcin Kromer historyk polski XVI w. Rozbiór krytyczny (1883) Elekcja Leszczyńskiego w roku 1704 (1884) Okopy św. Trójcy (1889) Napad Tatarów na Lwów w roku 1695 (1890) Bibliografia historii polskiej (1891, 1895, 1906, 3 Volumes) (co-author Stanisław Starzyński) Konstytucja 3 Maja (1891) Miasto Tarnopol w roku 1672 (1892) Księstwo warszawskie (1893) O pieśni Legionów (1894), wyd. 2 pt. Pieśń Legionów (1910) (illustrated by Juliusz Kossak) Historya Uniwersytetu Lwowskiego (1894, 2 Volumes with prof. Stanisław Starzyński) O tzw. metodzie regressywnej w nauczaniu historyi (1894) Elekcja Zygmunta I. Sprawy dynastyi Jagiellońskiej i Unii Polsko-Litewskiej (1910) Króla Jana Kazimierza dyplom erekcyjny Uniwersytetu Lwowskiego z r. 1661 (z 3 tablicami podobizn dyplomu) tekst oryginalny z tłumaczeniem i komentarzem (1912) O sprawie udziału lenników w elekcjach jagiellońskich (1913) Karol Szajnocha bibliotekarzem : Zakładowi Narodowemu imienia Ossolińskich w stulecie pracy i zasług (1928) Pojęcie, zakres i zadania dziejów powszechnych (1931)

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Important facts

Birth century
Nationality
Education
Lviv University
Positions held
Member of the Diet of Galicia and Lodomeria
Employers
Lviv University
Awards
Commander with Star of the Order of Polonia Restituta
Also known as
Ludwik Michał Emanuel Finkel

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Frequently asked questions

Who was Ludwik Finkel?

Polish historian (1858–1930)

When was Ludwik Finkel born?

Ludwik Finkel was born on 20 March 1858 in Burshtyn.

When did Ludwik Finkel die?

Ludwik Finkel died on 24 October 1930 in Lviv.

What was Ludwik Finkel's occupation?

Ludwik Finkel was a historian, politician, bibliographer and university teacher.

What nationality was Ludwik Finkel?

Ludwik Finkel was Polish.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Ludwik Finkel

· Wikidata: Q4703776

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