Julian Krzyżanowski (4 July 1892 – 19 May 1976) was a Polish literature and folklore scholar, best known for his study of
Polish proverbs. Participant of the
Warsaw Uprising
The Warsaw Uprising (; ), sometimes referred to as the August Uprising (), or the Battle of Warsaw, was a major World War II operation by the Polish resistance movement in World War II, Polish underground resistance to liberate Warsaw from ...
. Professor at the
Warsaw University and others. Recipient of
Order of Polonia Restituta
The Order of Polonia Restituta (, ) is a Polish state decoration, state Order (decoration), order established 4 February 1921. It is conferred on both military and civilians as well as on alien (law), foreigners for outstanding achievements in ...
. He has been recognized as one of the most significant contributors to the field of Polish
paremiology after World War II.
In 1964 he was one of the signatories of the
Letter of 34 to Prime Minister
Józef Cyrankiewicz
Józef Adam Zygmunt Cyrankiewicz (; 23 April 1911 – 20 January 1989) was a Polish Socialist (PPS) and after 1948 Communist politician. He served as premier of the Polish People's Republic between 1947 and 1952, and again for 16 years between 1 ...
regarding freedom of culture.
Work
Krzyżanowski was the editor of the largest and most reputable collection of Polish proverbs up to date,
called the "bible of Polish proverbs",
''Nowa księga przysłów i wyrażeń przysłowiowych polskich'' (New Book of Polish Proverbs and Proverbial Expressions, also known as ''Nowa Księga przysłów polskich'', A New Book of Polish Proverbs, published in several volumes in the years 1969–1978).
Despite the proliferation of similar works, in 2012 his work was still described as "the most comprehensive" work of its type in Poland.
References
Further reading
*Monika Karolczuk-Kędzierska (ed.) Wielka Encyklopedia Polski; Kraków 2004; Tom II, p. 620
1892 births
1976 deaths
Commanders of the Order of Polonia Restituta
Warsaw Uprising insurgents
Academic staff of the University of Warsaw
Polish folklorists
Recipients of the State Award Badge (Poland)
20th-century Polish philologists
Members of the Polish Ethnological Society
Prisoners of Dulag 121 Pruszków
Recipients of the Medal of the 10th Anniversary of the People's Republic of Poland
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