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Feliks Steuer (November 5, 1889 – May 30, 1950) was a Silesian educationist. Born in Zülkowitz (then
Prussian Silesia The Province of Silesia (german: Provinz Schlesien; pl, Prowincja Śląska; szl, Prowincyjŏ Ślōnskŏ) was a province of Prussia from 1815 to 1919. The Silesia region was part of the Prussian realm since 1740 and established as an official ...
, now Sulków in
Poland Poland, officially the Republic of Poland, is a country in Central Europe. It is divided into 16 administrative provinces called voivodeships, covering an area of . Poland has a population of over 38 million and is the fifth-most populou ...
), he was educated in Leobschütz (Czech: ''Hlubčice'', Polish: ''Głubczyce''). He studied Slavic languages at the Faculty of Philology in
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and in the
University of Breslau A university () is an institution of higher (or tertiary) education and research which awards academic degrees in several academic disciplines. Universities typically offer both undergraduate and postgraduate programs. In the United States, th ...
(German: ''Universität Breslau''; Latin: ''Universitas Wratislaviensis''; Polish: ''Uniwersytet Wrocławski''). During
World War I World War I (28 July 1914 11 November 1918), often abbreviated as WWI, was List of wars and anthropogenic disasters by death toll, one of the deadliest global conflicts in history. Belligerents included much of Europe, the Russian Empire, ...
, he fought in the Western Front where was injured and lost his leg. After the war he was a director in two gymnasiums in Katowice (
Upper Silesia Upper Silesia ( pl, Górny Śląsk; szl, Gůrny Ślůnsk, Gōrny Ślōnsk; cs, Horní Slezsko; german: Oberschlesien; Silesian German: ; la, Silesia Superior) is the southeastern part of the historical and geographical region of Silesia, locate ...
). He was an author of several books on
Silesian language Silesian * Polish: ''etnolekt śląski'', ''język śląski'', ''gwara śląska'', ''śląszczyzna'' * german: link=no, Schlonsakisch, Wasserpolnisch or Upper Silesian is a West Slavic ethnolect of either the Lechitic group or the Czech ...
, and a creator of the Steuer's Silesian Alphabet (Silesian: ''Steuerowy szrajbůnek''). Steuer died in
Katowice Katowice ( , , ; szl, Katowicy; german: Kattowitz, yi, קאַטעוויץ, Kattevitz) is the capital city of the Silesian Voivodeship in southern Poland and the central city of the Upper Silesian metropolitan area. It is the 11th most popu ...
. 1889 births 1950 deaths People from Głubczyce County People from the Province of Silesia {{Poland-bio-stub