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Ludwik Kubala (9 September 1838 in
Kamienica - 30 September 1918 in
Lwów
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) was a Polish historian. Lived in
Kraków
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and
Lwów
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, fought in the
January Uprising
The January Uprising ( pl, powstanie styczniowe; lt, 1863 metų sukilimas; ua, Січневе повстання; russian: Польское восстание; ) was an insurrection principally in Russia's Kingdom of Poland that was aimed at ...
. In 1880-1881 he published a historical treaty that is said to have inspired
Henryk Sienkiewicz
Henryk Adam Aleksander Pius Sienkiewicz ( , ; 5 May 1846 – 15 November 1916), also known by the pseudonym Litwos (), was a Polish writer, novelist, journalist and Nobel Prize laureate. He is best remembered for his historical novels, especi ...
to create
The Trilogy
The Trilogy (1884-1888) is a series of three novels written by the Polish author Henryk Sienkiewicz. The series follows dramatized versions of famous events in Polish history, weaving fact and fiction. It is considered great literary work on p ...
. In addition to historical works, he wrote poems, plays and edited newspapers. He was also a
gymnasium teacher.
External links
Piotr Czartoryski-Sziler ''Ludwik Kubala - wybitny polski historyk''(Ludwik Kubala - great Polish historian)
1838 births
1918 deaths
Historians from Austria-Hungary
19th-century Polish historians
Polish male non-fiction writers
People from Limanowa County
Burials at Lychakiv Cemetery
January Uprising participants
Recipients of the Order of Franz Joseph
Polish educators
Historians of Poland
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