Oskar Kolberg

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Oskar Kolberg
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Henryk Oskar Kolberg
Born (1814-02-22)22 February 1814
Przysucha, Duchy of Warsaw
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Kraków, Poland under Partitions
Occupation Historian, ethnographer
Nationality Polish
Genre Ethnography, history, personal correspondence
Literary movement Modernism
Notable works Pieśni ludu polskiego (1900-03)

Henryk Oskar Kolberg (February 22, 1814 – June 3, 1890) was a Polish ethnographer, folklorist, and composer active during the foreign Partitions of Poland.[1]

Life

Kolberg was born in Przysucha, the son of Juliusz Kolberg, a professor of the Warsaw University, and Fryderyka née Mercoeur. His family's acquaintances included Samuel Linde, Mikołaj Chopin (father of Frédéric Chopin), and Kazimierz Brodziński.

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Volume XXIII "Kaliskie", 1890
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Grave of Oskar Kolberg at the Rakowicki Cemetery in Krakow

He is best known for his work titled Lud (re-published as Dzieła Wszystkie), a compilation of folk traditions from all the Polish regions. Between 1857–1890 he published 33 volumes, and after his death, a further 3 volumes were published. The compilation contains 12,000 folk songs, 1,250 folk tales, 670 fairy tales, 2,700 proverbs, 350 riddles, 15 folk spectacles and many other ethnographic documents.

Kolberg also compiled some ethnographic information on neighboring regions. He died in Kraków.

Works

  • Pieśni ludu polskiego (Songs of Polish Folklore) - vol. 1 (Supplement vol. 70)
  • Sandomierskie - vol. 2 (Supplement vol. 71)
  • Kujawy - vol. 3, 4 (Supplement in vol. 72)
  • Krakowskie – vol. 5 – 8 (Supplement part I in Vol. 73)
  • Poznańskie - vol. 9 – 15 (Supplement vol. 74)
  • Lubelskie - vol. 16, 17 (Supplement vol. 75)
  • Kieleckie – vol. 18, 19 (Supplement vol. 76)
  • Radomskie – vol. 20, 21 (Supplement part I of vol. 77)
  • Łęczyckie - vol. 22 (Supplement vol. 78)
  • Kaliskie - vol. 23 (Supplement vol. 79)
  • Mazowsze – vol. 24–28, 41-42 (Supplement vol. 80)
  • Pokucie – vol. 29–33 (Supplement vol. 81)
  • Chełmskie - part II of vol. 34 (Supplement vol. 82)
  • Przemyskie - vol. 35 (Supplement vol. 83)
  • Wołyń - vol. 36 (Supplement vol. 84)
  • Miscellanea - vol. 37 - 38
  • Pomorze - vol. 39
  • Mazury Pruskie - vol. 40
  • Śląsk - vol. 43
  • Góry i Podgórze - vol. 44, 45
  • Kaliskie i Sieradzkie - vol. 46
  • Podole - vol. 47
  • Tarnowskie-Rzeszowskie - vol. 48
  • Sanockie-Krośnieńskie - vol. 49-51
  • Białoruś-Polesie - vol. 52
  • Litwa - vol. 53
  • Ruś Karpacka - vol. 54, 55
  • Ruś Czerwona - vol. 56, 57
  • Materiały do etnografii Słowian wschodnich - vol. 58
  • Materiały do etnografii Słowian zachodnich i południowych cz.I Łużyce - vol. 59/I
  • Materiały do etnografii Słowian zachodnich i południowych cz.II Czechy, Słowacja - vol. 59/II
  • Materiały do etnografii Słowian zachodnich i południowych cz.III Słowiańszczyzna południowa - vol. 59/III
  • Przysłowia - vol. 60
  • Pisma muzyczne - vol. 61-62
  • Studia, rozprawy i artykuły - vol. 63
  • Korespondencja Oskara Kolberga - vol. 64-66
  • Pieśni i melodie ludowe w opracowaniu fortepianowym - vol. 67
  • Kompozycje wokalno-instrumentalne - vol. 68
  • Kompozycje fortepianowe - vol. 69
  • Biografia Oskara Kolberga - vol. 85
  • Indeksy - vol. 86

See also

References

  1. Oskar Kolberg Institute homepage. Poland, 2014.