Henryk Biegeleisen | |
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 Biegeleisen in Lwów | |
| Born | 1855 |
| Died | 1934 |
| Occupation | Historian, ethnographer, author |
Henryk Biegeleisen (1855–1934) was a Polish historian, literary critic, publisher, journalist, and ethnographer specializing in the history ofPolish literature from the sixteenth through the nineteenth century. His greatest accomplishment in the field of publishing included a series of books devoted toRomanticism in Poland. He prepared annotated editions of works of thePolish national bards:Adam Mickiewicz,Juliusz Słowacki, andZygmunt Krasiński.[1]
Between 1899 and 1906 Biegeleisen wrote and published a five volume literary study titled An Illustrated History of Polish Literature (Ilustrowane dzieje literatury polskiej), which was a rare and valuable compendium and recapitulation of his lifelong research. His other work published between 1927 and 1931 were studies of Polish customs, beliefs and age-old traditions in several volumes titles Mother and Child in the Rites, Beliefs, and Customs of the Polish Folk (Matka i dziecko w obrzędach, wierzeniach i zwyczajach ludu polskiego), Medicine of the Polish Folk (Lecznictwo ludu polskiego), Weddings (Wesele), At the Cradle – Before the Altar – By the Tomb (U kolebki – przed ołtarzem – nad mogiła), and Death in the Rites, Customs, and Beliefs of the Polish Folk (Śmierć w obrzędach, zwyczajach wierzeniach ludu polskiego).[1][2][3]
His sons wereBolesław Biegeleisen andLeon Biegeleisen.
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