Yakiv Holovatsky
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Yakiv Holovatsky (Ukrainian: Яків Головацький; 17 October 1814 in Chepeli, Kingdom of Galicia and Lodomeria, Austrian Empire — 13 May 1888 in Vilno, Russian Empire) was a noted Galician historian, literary scholar, ethnographer, linguist, bibliographer, lexicographer, poet and leader of Galician Russophiles. He was a member of the Ruthenian Triad, one of the most influential Ukrainian literary groups in the Austrian Empire.[1][2][3][4][5]
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Native name | Яків Головацький |
Born | (1814-10-17)17 October 1814 Chepeli, Kingdom of Galicia and Lodomeria, Austrian Empire |
Died | 13 May 1888(1888-05-13) (aged 73) Vilna, Vilna Governorate, Russian Empire |
Pen name | Havrylo Rusyn |
Occupation | historian, literary scholar, ethnographer, linguist, bibliographer, lexicographer, poet, priest, and pedagogue |
Citizenship | Austria-Hungary |
Education | Theological Seminary (Lviv) |
Alma mater | University of Lviv (1841) |
Literary movement | Ruthenian Triad, later Pan-Slavism |
Notable works | The Dniester Nymph, 1836 |
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