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Karol Józef Teofil Estreicher (22 November 1827 in

Kraków Kraków (), or Cracow, is the second-largest and one of the oldest cities in Poland. Situated on the Vistula River in Lesser Poland Voivodeship, the city dates back to the seventh century. Kraków was the official capital of Poland until 1596 ...

– 30 September 1908 in Kraków) was a Polish

bibliographer Bibliography (from and ), as a discipline, is traditionally the academic study of books as physical, cultural objects; in this sense, it is also known as bibliology (from ). English author and bibliographer John Carter describes ''bibliography ...

and librarian who was a founder of the

Polish Academy of Learning The Polish Academy of Arts and Sciences or Polish Academy of Learning ( pl, Polska Akademia Umiejętności), headquartered in Kraków and founded in 1872, is one of two institutions in contemporary Poland having the nature of an academy of scien ...

. While he is known as the "father of Polish

bibliography Bibliography (from and ), as a discipline, is traditionally the academic study of books as physical, cultural objects; in this sense, it is also known as bibliology (from ). English author and bibliographer John Carter describes ''bibliography ...

", he is also considered the founder of the bibliographical method in literary research. His "monumental work", ' is called the "most outstanding bibliography of Polish books, and probably one of the most famous bibliographies in the world". After completing university studies in philosophy and law, he worked in the judiciary in Kraków and

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, where bibliography became his passion. Margrave

Aleksander Wielopolski Margrave ( pl, margrabia) Aleksander Ignacy Jan-Kanty Wielopolski (born 1803 in Sędziejowice, Kraków Department, Duchy of Warsaw, died 1877 in Dresden, Kingdom of Saxony, German Empire) was a Polish aristocrat, owner of large estates, and the ...

appointed him in 1862 as under-librarian and assistant professor of Bibliography at the where he presented Bibliography for the first time as a standalone discipline. In 1868 he returned to Kraków and became director of the

Jagiellonian Library Jagiellonian Library ( pl, Biblioteka Jagiellońska, popular nickname ''Jagiellonka'') is the library of the Jagiellonian University in Kraków and with almost 6.7 million volumes, one of the largest libraries in Poland, serving as a public libra ...

where during a 37-year tenure he modernized and tripled its collection. He was also an author, historian,

literary critic Literary criticism (or literary studies) is the study, evaluation, and interpretation of literature. Modern literary criticism is often influenced by literary theory, which is the philosophical discussion of literature's goals and methods. Th ...

, journalist, and theater critic.

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1827 births 1908 deaths Academic staff of Jagiellonian University Polish literary critics Polish literary historians Bibliophiles Polish book and manuscript collectors {{Poland-academic-bio-stub