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Rogala Coat Of Arms
Rogala is a Polish coat of arms, likely imported from Germany to Poland in 1109 by the Rogala or the Ribersztein family, that then added the second horn. It was used by several szlachta families in the times of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth. History Blazon Heraldist Kasper Niesiecki describes it as white with a red deer horn, and red with a white bull horn. The horns' place is swapped on the helmet. Notable bearers Notable bearers of this coat of arms include: * House of Krasicki * Ignacy Krasicki * Józef Wybicki — Author of Polish national anthem, Mazurek Dąbrowskiego (Polski) * Kost Levytsky (1859-1941) — Ukrainian politician, Chairman of State Secretariat of West Ukraine * Mykhailo Levytsky (1774-1858) — Metropolitan Archbishop of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church * Volodymyr Levytsky (1872-1956) — Ukrainian mathematician * Wasielewski * Karol Aleksander Krasicki * Wiseł Czambor * Ignacy Zaborowski * Albrycht Zaborowski * Janusz Kałuski * Kulcz ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Polish Heraldry
Polish heraldry is the study of the coats of arms that have historically been used in Poland and the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth. It treats of specifically Polish heraldic traits and of the Polish heraldic system, contrasted with heraldic systems used elsewhere, notably in Western Europe. Due to the distinctive ways in which feudal societies evolved, Poland's heraldic traditions differ substantially from those of the German lands, France, and the British Isles. Polish heraldry is an integral part of the history of the Polish ''szlachta'' (nobility). History Unlike Western Europe, in Poland, the did not emerge exclusively from the feudal class of knights but stemmed in great part from earlier Slavic local rulers and free warriors and mercenaries. Rulers often hired these free warriors and mercenaries to form military units ( pl, Drużyna) and eventually, in the 11th century during the time of Casimir I the Restorer with the development of feudalism, armies paid by the Pri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Augustyn Ludwik Michał Brzeżański
Augustyn is both a surname and a given name. Notable people with the name include: Surname * Błażej Augustyn (born 1988), Polish footballer *Brian Augustyn (born 1954), American comic book editor and writer *Frank Augustyn (born 1953), Canadian ballet dancer *Irena Lichnerowicz-Augustyn (born 1974), Polish civil servant, diplomat *Joe Augustyn, American screenwriter, film producer, and author *John-Lee Augustyn (born 1986), South African cyclist * Marcjanna M Augustyn, Polish economist, Bournemouth University professor *Urszula Augustyn (born 1964), Polish politician *Veronica Augustyn, American materials scientist Given name *Augustyn Bloch *Augustyn Józef Czartoryski *Augustyn Kordecki *Augustyn Mirys See also *Hieronim Augustyn Lubomirski Prince Hieronim Augustyn Lubomirski (1648–1706) was a Polish noble (szlachcic), magnate, politician and famed military commander. He was a Prince of the Holy Roman Empire SRI. Son of Grand Marshal and Hetman Jerzy Sebastian Lubom ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aleksander Zawadzki (naturalist)
Aleksander Zawadzki, born Józef Antoni Zawadzki, (6 May 1798 in Bielitz, Austrian Silesia – 5 June 1868 in Brno) was a Polish naturalist, author of flora and fauna lists of the Galicia region and the neighbourhood of Lviv ( pl, Lwów). He was also the first scientist who studied and catalogued the beetles and butterflies of Eastern Galicia. Biography Zawadski was the teacher of zoologist Stanisław Konstanty Pietruski and between 1835–37 he was a lecturer of botany and then professor of physics (1849–53) at Lviv University. In the years 1854–68 he studied evolution, and in Brno, where he arrived as a result of the turmoil caused by the Spring of Nations (''Wiosna Ludów''), became a mentor of Gregor Mendel, directing his talent toward the development of the theory of evolution and helping to lay the foundations of genetics. He was a member of several scientific societies, and the editor of Lviv's magazines ''Rozmaitości'' and ''Mnemozyna''. ''Chrysanthemum zawadskii ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Józef Zawadzki (chemist)
Józef Zawadzki (July 14, 1886 in Warsaw – February 22, 1951 in Zalesie, near Warsaw) was a Polish physical chemist and technologist. Father of Tadeusz (''Zośka'') and Anna Zawadzka. Zawadzki was a co-founder, President and Vice-President of the Polskie Towarzystwo Chemiczne. He was a professor (from 1923) and rector (1936–1939) of Warsaw University of Technology, and a member of the Polish Academy of Learning (since 1947). The oldest and largest traditional lecture hall at the Warsaw University of Technology is named Prof. Józef Zawadzki Auditorium. Research His main field of research was physicochemical fundamentals of chemical technology. He was researching contact oxidation of ammonia, naphthalene and anthracene, mechanism of ammonia oxidation on platinum at low temperatures, reduction of iron dioxide by a methane, methods of obtaining aluminium oxide from Polish kaolinite and aluminosilicate, use of Polish anhydrite and gypsum deposit to production sulfuric a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kulczyński
Kulczyński (feminine: Kulczyńska, plural: Kulczyńscy) is a Polish surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Stanisław Kulczyński (1895-1975), Polish botanist and politician * Władysław Kulczyński Władysław Kulczyński (27 March 1854, Kraków – 9 December 1919, Kraków) was a Polish zoologist who specialised in arachnology Arachnology is the scientific study of arachnids, which comprise spiders and related invertebrates such as scor ... (1854-1919), Polish zoologist {{DEFAULTSORT:Kulczynski Polish-language surnames ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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