Reinhold Olesch (September 24, 1910 in Kattowitz ( Upper Silesia) – June 23, 1990 in

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) was a

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Professor of

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. He researched the Slavonic dialects of Upper Silesia, which he recognized as his mother tongue. He published several works about them, including: "''Die slawischen Dialekte Oberschlesiens''" (Slavonic dialects of Upper Silesia) and "''Beiträge zur oberschlesischen Dialektforschung – Die Mundart der Kobylorze''".

References

* Joanna Rostropowicz: Śląski był jego językiem ojczystym einhold Olesch, 1910-1990in: Śląsk bogaty różnorodnością - kultur, narodów i wyznań. Historia lokalna na przykładzie wybranych powiatów, miast i gmin (ed. Krzysztof Kluczniok, Tomasz Zając), Urząd Gm. i M. Czerwionka-Leszczyny, Poland, Dom Współpracy Pol.-Niem., Czerwionka-Leszczyny 2004, {{DEFAULTSORT:Olesh, Reinhold 1910 births 1990 deaths People from Katowice Linguists from Germany People from the Province of Silesia Linguists of Silesian 20th-century linguists