Stanisław Tarnowski

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Stanisław Tarnowski
Portrait of Tarnowski, 1890
Coat of armsLeliwa
Born(1837-11-07)7 November 1837
Dzików, Kingdom of Galicia and Lodomeria, Austrian Empire
Died31 December 1917(1917-12-31) (aged 80)
Kraków, Kingdom of Galicia and Lodomeria, Austria-Hungary
BuriedSanctuary of Our Lady of Dzików
Noble familyTarnowski
Spouse(s)Róża Maria Branicka
FatherJan Bohdan Tarnowski
MotherGabriela née Małachowska
Board member of
Academic background
EducationImperial and Royal St. Anne's Gymnasium
Alma materJagiellonian University
ThesisKról Stanisław Leszczyński jako pisarz polityczny (1870)
Doctoral advisorKarol Mecherzyński
Academic work
InstitutionsJagiellonian University
Doctoral studentsMarian Zdziechowski
Notable worksTeka Stańczyka
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Count Stanisław Tarnowski (7 November 1837 – 31 December 1917) was a Polish nobleman (

szlachcic
), historian, literary critic and publicist.

Life

He was born on 7 November 1837 and hailed from an aristocratic family. His father was Jan Bogdan and mother Gabriela née Małachowska. He had two brothers: Jan and Juliusz.

Hotel Lambert. During his stay in Paris he worked in the political bureau of the organization and collaborated with Julian Klaczko and Valerian Kalinka.[2]

During the

conservative political faction. He was imprisoned from 1863 to 1865 by the Austrian authorities. After his release from prison in Olomouc, he returned to the country and together with Stanisław Koźmian, Józef Szujski and Ludwik Wodzicki he founded the Przegląd Polski quarterly. The first copy was issued on 1 July 1866.[3]

In 1868, he co-authored

Galicia
published in the Przegląd magazine.

From 1867 Tarnowski served as member of the Sejm in Galicia. In 1885 he became a member of the Herrenhaus in Vienna.

Between 1871 and 1909, he was a professor and twice

Akademia Umiejetnosci
(Polish Academy of Learning).

He died in 1918 in Kraków and was buried at the Rakowicki Cemetery in the Branicki family tomb. In 1937, his family transferred his body to the Sanctuary of Our Lady of Dzików in his hometown.

Works

Honours

  • Stanisław Tarnowski as Rector of Jagiellonian University by Jan Matejko
    Stanisław Tarnowski as Rector of Jagiellonian University by Jan Matejko
  • Stanisław Tarnowski, photo made by Ludwig Angerer in Vienna in 1863
    Stanisław Tarnowski, photo made by Ludwig Angerer in Vienna in 1863
  • Lecture of Count Stanisław Tarnowski in the Warsaw Town Hall, 1886
    Lecture of Count Stanisław Tarnowski in the Warsaw Town Hall, 1886
  • Leliwa coat of arms
    Leliwa coat of arms

References