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Edmund Naganowski
Edmund Wacław Naganowski (26 September 1853 – 28 January 1915), was a Polish people, Polish publicist and writer also known under pen names E. Działosz, Latarnik and Edmund Sas (Sas most likely refers to his Sas coat of arms). Life Naganowski was born in Gostyń, Greater Poland, then in Grand Duchy of Posen, that after 1815 was part of the Kingdom of Prussia. After finishing his studies in England, he was a teacher in a high school in Waterford in Ireland and he later worked at the British Museum.A footnote in the collection of letters by Henryk Sienkiewicz, ''Listy'' Part 1. Marian Albiński-Cyprian Godebski, Państwowy Instytut Wydawniczy, 1977 On 14 February 1903 he became British nationality law#British citizenship by naturalisation, naturalized in Great Britain, under the name Edmund Sas de Naganowski. He served as secretary of the Literary Association of the Friends of Poland in London References Further reading *Naganowski Edmund, in: Literatura polska. Przewodni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gostyń
Gostyń (german: Gostyn, 1941-45: ''Gostingen'') is a town in western Poland, seat of the Gostyń County and Gmina Gostyń in the Greater Poland Voivodeship (from 1975 to 1998 in Leszno Voivodship). According to 30 June 2004 data its population was 20,746. The total area of Gostyń is . The town comprises 1% of the area of the county and 8% of the commune, according to Główny Urząd Statystyczny. The main landmark of Gostyń is Basilica of Święta Góra (Holy Hill), the main Marian sanctuary of the archdiocese of Poznań and a masterpiece of Pompeo Ferrari, with the monastery of the Oratory of Saint Philip Neri. History Gostyń dates back to the 13th century. The town was founded by local nobleman and granted town rights in 1278 by Przemysł II. It was named after the nearby village of Gostyń, which since took the name of Stary Gostyń ("Old Gostyń"). Gostyń was a private town, administratively located in the Kościan County in the Poznań Voivodeship in the Greater ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
