About Oleksander Tysovsky
Lived 1886 – 1968 (aged 81). Oleksander Tysovsky was an Austrian and Ukrainian biologist.
Dr. Oleksander Tysovsky ( alternately Oleksandr Tysowskyj) (August 9, 1886 – March 29, 1968), pseudonym: "Drot", founded the Ukrainian Scouting organization Plast in 1911 and adapted the universal Scout principles to the needs and interests of Ukrainian youth. In 1944 he emigrated to Vienna. He became involved in Plast in exile, as well, and took part in a camp celebrating the 45th anniversary of Plast in Plastova Sich in Canada in 1957. He died in Vienna 1968 and was buried in Vienna.
He was reburied in the famous Lychakivskiy Cemetery in Lviv in 2002.
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Who was Oleksander Tysovsky?
Ukrainian scouting pioneer (1886–1968)
When was Oleksander Tysovsky born?
Oleksander Tysovsky was born on 9 August 1886 in Bykiv.
When did Oleksander Tysovsky die?
Oleksander Tysovsky died on 29 March 1968 in Vienna.
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Oleksander Tysovsky was a biologist.
What nationality was Oleksander Tysovsky?
Oleksander Tysovsky was Austrian and Ukrainian.
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