Władysław Łoziński


Władysław Łoziński also known as Wojtek ze Smolnicy and Władysław Lubicz was a Polish writer, historian and art collector, known for his books about the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth.

Biography

Born on 29 May 1843 in Opary near Sambir. His father Walerian Łozinski was a Post Office officer and mother Julia born Lewicka. Brother of Walery Łoziński, also a writer and Bronisław Łoziński – lawyer and cousin of historian – Karol Szajnocha. He studied philosophy at the University of Lwów, and was an editor of many Galician newspapers and magazines, and especially the Gazeta Lwowska which he reformed and expanded. He was the first secretary of the Ossolineum Foundation, vice-president of the Historical Institute, president of the Society of Friends of Arts and from 1891 a member of the Academy of Skills. He was also a deputy from Galicia to the Austria-Hungary National Council in Vienna and later a member of the Lord's Chamber.
He died on 20 May 1913 in Lwów and buried at Lychakivskiy Cemetery.

Works

Łoziński was the author of both fictional, historical novels and more academic studies. His interested centered on the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth.
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Historical texts: