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Antoni Stanisław Waga
Antoni Stanisław Florian Waga (8 May 1799 – 23 November 1890) was a Polish zoologist, traveller, writer, literary critic and Piarists, Piarist. He was also a collector of rare books on natural history. Along with Władysław Taczanowski, Taczanowski and under the patronage of Konstanty Branicki, they established the zoological cabinet at the University of Warsaw. Life and work Waga was born in Grabowo, Kolno County, Grabów near Kolno to Bernard and Agata née Gutowska. The botanist Jakub Ignacy Waga was his brother. He graduated from a Warsaw school run by Piarists in 1817 and then went to the Warsaw Lyceum. From 1818 he taught Polish, natural history and other subjects at Piarist schools. In 1820 he received a scholarship for his dissertation which supported a visit to the University of Berlin, Leipzig, Wittenberg, and Königsberg. He took a special interest in ornithology. He then returned to study at the University of Warsaw from 1823 and became a professor at the Warsaw L ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Antoni is a Catalan language, Catalan, Polish language, Polish, and Slovene language, Slovene given name and a surname used in the eastern part of Spain, Poland and Slovenia. As a Catalan given name it is a variant of the male names Anton (given name), Anton and Antonio. As a Polish given name it is a variant of the female names Antonia (name), Antonia and Antonina (name), Antonina. As a Slovene name it is a variant of the male names Anton (given name), Anton, Antonij and Antonijo and the female name Antonija. As a surname it is derived from the Antonius root name. It may refer to: Given name * Antoni Brzeżańczyk, Polish football player and manager * Antoni Derezinski, Northern Irish Strongman * Antoni Gaudi, Catalan architect * Antoni Kenar, Polish sculptor * Antoni Lima, Catalan footballer * Antoni Lomnicki, Polish mathematician * Antoni Melchior Fijałkowski, Polish bishop * Antoni Niemczak, Polish long-distance runner * Józef Antoni Poniatowski, Polish prince and Marshal of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
