Wacław Michał Zaleski
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Wacław Michał Zaleski (September 18, 1799 in Olesko, eastern Galicia – February 24, 1849 in Vienna), pseudonym Wacław from Olesko (Polish: Wacław z Oleska), was a Polish poet, writer, researcher of folklore (folklorist), theatre critic, political activist, governor of Galicia (1848).
Zaleski collected and published in Lviv Pieśni polskie i ruskie ludu galicyjskiego (Polish and Russian songs of Galician nation; 1833), which contained about 1500 works, including 160 with piano accompaniment composed by Karol Lipiński. It was the largest collection of folk-songs published in Poland before Oskar Kolberg.
Zaleski was an author of patriotic songs, paraphrases, translations of Ukrainian dumas and never published stage works.
[edit] References
- Zaleski Wacław Michał (Polish). Internetowa encyklopedia PWN. Wydawnictwo Naukowe PWN. Retrieved on 2007-09-23.
- Zaleski Wacław Michał (Polish). WIEM Encyclopedia. Retrieved on 2007-09-23.
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| NAME | Zaleski, Wacław Michał |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Wacław from Olesko (pseudonym) |
| SHORT DESCRIPTION | writer, folklorist, political activist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 18, 1799 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Olesko, eastern Galicia |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 24, 1849 |
| PLACE OF DEATH | Vienna |
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