Aleksander Semkowicz (born 7 February 1850 in

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, d. 2 April 1923 in Lwów) was a Polish historian, archivist, professor of Jan Kazimierz University in Lwów, correspondent member of

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. He was also editor-in-chief of "

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". Around 1876 he was married to Maria Schier. They had four children: Władysław, a historian, Adam (b. 1880), Maria (b. 1882) and Zofia (b. 1888).

Bibliography

*Polski Słownik Biograficzny, Vol. 36, 1996-1997. 20th-century Polish historians Polish male non-fiction writers 1850 births 1923 deaths University of Lviv faculty People from the Kingdom of Galicia and Lodomeria Polish Austro-Hungarians Burials at Lychakiv Cemetery 19th-century Polish historians {{Poland-historian-stub