Feliks Jan Szczęsny Morawski (15 May 1818, in

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– 10 April 1898, in

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) was a Polish historian, writer, painter and

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Biography

He studied painting with

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. Then, from 1839 to 1841, he attended the

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in Vienna. After returning to Lwów, he was appointed Curator of the art collections at the

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. During this time, he travelled throughout Galicia, drawing historical sites and objects. Later, he painted portraits and genre scenes, as well as some religious works. This included a depiction of the

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at the in Rzeszów. Among his first writings were numerous articles and entries for the 28 volume set of Orgelbrand's Universal Encyclopedia, published from 1859 to 1868."Encyklopedia Powszechna", Vol.1, Ed. Samuel Orgelbrand, Warsaw, 1859. He also wrote dissertations on art, history and antiquity. His first

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was on Stary Sącz: ''Sądecczyzna'' and was a fundamental source of information for researchers of the region. His other best known work was an historical novel, about the

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. Some of his other titles are; ''Arianie polscy'' (Polish

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s), concerning the fate of the Polish Brethren, ''Pogórze Karpackie'' (The

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Foothills), ''Pra-Sławianie i pra-Łotwa'' (Pre-Slavs and Pre-Latvians), ''Świat boży i życie na nim'' (God's World and Life on It), and ''Wyrazy fenickie w mowie polskiej'' (Phoenician Words in Polish Speech). His interest in history made him a staunch patriot. During the

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, he was a member of the , and he participated in the

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Selected works

* ''Pobitna pod Rzeszowem : Powieść prawdziwa z czasów Konfederacji Barskiej z roku 1769'' (Pobitna near Rzeszów: A True Novel from the Times of the

in 1769), 1864; reprinted by Pobitno-Wydawnictwo, 2004
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* ''Sądecczyzna'', 2 Vols, self-published; Vol. 1 (1863)
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, Vol.2, "Sądecczyzna During

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Times" (1865),
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"DOPÓKI SIŁ STARGANYCH STARCZY"
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