Adam Chętnik
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Adam Chętnik (ˈadam ˈxɛntɲik; born December 20, 1885 in Nowogród
, died May 29, 1967 in Warsaw
) was a Polish ethnographer who studied the Kurpie
. He is the author of several books on the Kurpie residing in Puszcza Zielona
. In 1927 he founded Skansen Kurpiowski in Nowogród
, an open air museum
dedicated to Kurpie culture. He published over 100 scholarly works. He was also an elected deputy to the Sejm
, as well as a member of the Polish Academy of Learning
.
Nowogród
Nowogród is a small town in northeastern Poland located about 13 km away from the city of Łomża, in Łomża County, in Podlaskie Voivodeship, with 1,998 inhabitants . It is centered on the area known as Skansen Kurpiowski which is an open air museum dedicated to Kurpie culture and a popular...
, died May 29, 1967 in Warsaw
Warsaw
Warsaw is the capital and largest city of Poland. It is located on the Vistula River, roughly from the Baltic Sea and from the Carpathian Mountains. Its population in 2010 was estimated at 1,716,855 residents with a greater metropolitan area of 2,631,902 residents, making Warsaw the 10th most...
) was a Polish ethnographer who studied the Kurpie
Kurpie
Kurpie is one of a number of ethnic regions in Poland, noted for its unique traditional customs, such as its own types of traditional costume, traditional dance, and distinctive type of architecture and livelihoods...
. He is the author of several books on the Kurpie residing in Puszcza Zielona
Puszcza Zielona
Puszcza Zielona is a forest in Poland which extends from the Narew River and the border of what was once East Prussia. It is bounded on the east by the Pisa River and on the west by the Orzyc River...
. In 1927 he founded Skansen Kurpiowski in Nowogród
Nowogród
Nowogród is a small town in northeastern Poland located about 13 km away from the city of Łomża, in Łomża County, in Podlaskie Voivodeship, with 1,998 inhabitants . It is centered on the area known as Skansen Kurpiowski which is an open air museum dedicated to Kurpie culture and a popular...
, an open air museum
Open air museum
An open-air museum is a distinct type of museum exhibiting its collections out-of-doors. The first open-air museums were established in Scandinavia towards the end of the nineteenth century, and the concept soon spread throughout Europe and North America. Open-air museums are variously known as...
dedicated to Kurpie culture. He published over 100 scholarly works. He was also an elected deputy to the Sejm
Sejm
The Sejm is the lower house of the Polish parliament. The Sejm is made up of 460 deputies, or Poseł in Polish . It is elected by universal ballot and is presided over by a speaker called the Marshal of the Sejm ....
, as well as a member of the Polish Academy of Learning
Polish Academy of Learning
The Polish Academy of Arts and Sciences or Polish Academy of Learning , headquartered in Kraków, is one of two institutions in contemporary Poland having the nature of an academy of sciences....
.
Works
- Puszcza Kurpiowska, 1913
- Chata Kurpiowska, 1915
- Życie Puszczańskie Kurpiów
- Mazurskim szlakiem, 1939
- monografie Nowogrodu, Myszyńca, Dąbrówki, Opęchowa.
- Kurpie
- Z Kurpiowskich obozów
- Obrazki i gadki
- Krótki przewodnik po Kurpiach
- Kalendarzyk zwyczajów i obrzędów ludu kurpiowskiego
- O bursztynie i przemyśle bursztyniarskim