Yakiv Holovatsky
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Yakiv Holovatsky was born October 17, 1814 in Chepeli
, Zloczow powiat, Kingdom of Galicia and Lodomeria
(Austria-Hungary
) - died on May 13, 1888 in Vilno
, Russian Empire
. He was a noted historian, literary scholar, ethnographer, linguist, bibliographer, lexicographer, and poet.
Yakiv was born in a family of a priest Fedir Ivanovych Holovatsky (Hlavatsky) whose heritage takes roots in the city of Mykolaiv
(today in Lviv Oblast
). Ivan Hlavatsky, grandfather of Yakiv, was szlachtycz
of Polish Prus coat of arms
family and the burg-minister of Mykolaiv
. Yakiv's mother Fekla Vasylivna Yakymovych also was from the family of a priest in Tur
, Zloczow powiat. His education he received in Lviv where later he enrolled into the Theological Seminary of the University of Lviv. As a student he traversed Galicia, Bukovyna, and Transcarpathia
collecting folk songs. In 1832, at Lviv University
he, Markiyan Shashkevych
, and Ivan Vahylevych
formed the Ruthenian Triad, which published the first Halycz almanac in the vernacular, Rusalka Dnistrovaya (The Dniester Nymph, 1836), and played an important role in the Galician cultural revival. In 1842 he became a Greek-Catholic priest and later received an appointment to the village of Mykytyntsi near Kolomea. From 1848 to 1867 he was the first professor of Ukrainian
philology
at Lviv University
. During that time in 1864-1866 was the rector
(rector magnificus) of the university. Influenced by Mikhail Pogodin
's Pan-Slavist ideas, he became a Russophile
in the 1850s. Dismissed from the university for his views, in 1867 he moved to Russian-ruled Vilno
to head the archeological commission there.
Chepeli
Chepeli is a village in Brody Raion, Lviv Oblast, in western Ukraine.From 1918 to 1939 the village was in Tarnopol Voivodeship in Poland....
, Zloczow powiat, Kingdom of Galicia and Lodomeria
Kingdom of Galicia and Lodomeria
The Kingdom of Galicia and Lodomeria was a crownland of the Habsburg Monarchy, the Austrian Empire, and Austria–Hungary from 1772 to 1918 .This historical region in eastern Central Europe is currently divided between Poland and Ukraine...
(Austria-Hungary
Austria-Hungary
Austria-Hungary , more formally known as the Kingdoms and Lands Represented in the Imperial Council and the Lands of the Holy Hungarian Crown of Saint Stephen, was a constitutional monarchic union between the crowns of the Austrian Empire and the Kingdom of Hungary in...
) - died on May 13, 1888 in Vilno
Vilnius
Vilnius is the capital of Lithuania, and its largest city, with a population of 560,190 as of 2010. It is the seat of the Vilnius city municipality and of the Vilnius district municipality. It is also the capital of Vilnius County...
, Russian Empire
Russian Empire
The Russian Empire was a state that existed from 1721 until the Russian Revolution of 1917. It was the successor to the Tsardom of Russia and the predecessor of the Soviet Union...
. He was a noted historian, literary scholar, ethnographer, linguist, bibliographer, lexicographer, and poet.
Yakiv was born in a family of a priest Fedir Ivanovych Holovatsky (Hlavatsky) whose heritage takes roots in the city of Mykolaiv
Mykolaiv, Lviv Oblast
Mykolaiv is a city located in the Lviv Oblast in western Ukraine. It is the administrative center of the Mykolaiv Raion .The current estimated population is 14,800 ....
(today in Lviv Oblast
Lviv Oblast
Lviv Oblast is an oblast in western Ukraine. The administrative center of the oblast is the city of Lviv.-History:The oblast was created as part of the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic on December 4, 1939...
). Ivan Hlavatsky, grandfather of Yakiv, was szlachtycz
Szlachta
The szlachta was a legally privileged noble class with origins in the Kingdom of Poland. It gained considerable institutional privileges during the 1333-1370 reign of Casimir the Great. In 1413, following a series of tentative personal unions between the Grand Duchy of Lithuania and the Kingdom of...
of Polish Prus coat of arms
Coat of arms
A coat of arms is a unique heraldic design on a shield or escutcheon or on a surcoat or tabard used to cover and protect armour and to identify the wearer. Thus the term is often stated as "coat-armour", because it was anciently displayed on the front of a coat of cloth...
family and the burg-minister of Mykolaiv
Mykolaiv, Lviv Oblast
Mykolaiv is a city located in the Lviv Oblast in western Ukraine. It is the administrative center of the Mykolaiv Raion .The current estimated population is 14,800 ....
. Yakiv's mother Fekla Vasylivna Yakymovych also was from the family of a priest in Tur
Tur
Tur or TUR can stand for:* Arba'ah Turim, a work of Jewish law, also known as the Tur* Jacob ben Asher, its author, also known as the Tur or the Baal Haturim* Tur * Turkish language...
, Zloczow powiat. His education he received in Lviv where later he enrolled into the Theological Seminary of the University of Lviv. As a student he traversed Galicia, Bukovyna, and Transcarpathia
Carpathian Ruthenia
Carpathian Ruthenia is a region in Eastern Europe, mostly located in western Ukraine's Zakarpattia Oblast , with smaller parts in easternmost Slovakia , Poland's Lemkovyna and Romanian Maramureş.It is...
collecting folk songs. In 1832, at Lviv University
Lviv University
The Lviv University or officially the Ivan Franko National University of Lviv is the oldest continuously operating university in Ukraine...
he, Markiyan Shashkevych
Markiyan Shashkevych
Markiyan Shashkevych was a priest of the Ukrainian Greek-Catholic Church, a poet, a translator, and the leader of the literary revival in Right Bank Ukraine.In 1832, they organized a group of students aimed at the rise of the Ukrainian...
, and Ivan Vahylevych
Ivan Vahylevych
Ivan Vahylevych, b 2 September 1811 in the village of Yasen , Stanislawow powiat, Kingdom of Galicia and Lodomeria, d 10 May 1866 in Lemberg...
formed the Ruthenian Triad, which published the first Halycz almanac in the vernacular, Rusalka Dnistrovaya (The Dniester Nymph, 1836), and played an important role in the Galician cultural revival. In 1842 he became a Greek-Catholic priest and later received an appointment to the village of Mykytyntsi near Kolomea. From 1848 to 1867 he was the first professor of Ukrainian
Ukrainian language
Ukrainian is a language of the East Slavic subgroup of the Slavic languages. It is the official state language of Ukraine. Written Ukrainian uses a variant of the Cyrillic alphabet....
philology
Philology
Philology is the study of language in written historical sources; it is a combination of literary studies, history and linguistics.Classical philology is the philology of Greek and Classical Latin...
at Lviv University
Lviv University
The Lviv University or officially the Ivan Franko National University of Lviv is the oldest continuously operating university in Ukraine...
. During that time in 1864-1866 was the rector
Rector
The word rector has a number of different meanings; it is widely used to refer to an academic, religious or political administrator...
(rector magnificus) of the university. Influenced by Mikhail Pogodin
Mikhail Pogodin
Mikhail Petrovich Pogodin was a Russian historian and journalist who, jointly with Nikolay Ustryalov, dominated the national historiography between the death of Nikolay Karamzin in 1826 and the rise of Sergey Solovyov in the 1850s. He is best remembered as a staunch proponent of the Normanist...
's Pan-Slavist ideas, he became a Russophile
Russophile
Russophile may refer to:* Russophilia, the love of Russia or Russians* Ukrainian Russophiles, a Ukrainian cultural faction in nineteenth and early twentieth century Galicia who espoused Ruthenian autonomy...
in the 1850s. Dismissed from the university for his views, in 1867 he moved to Russian-ruled Vilno
Vilnius
Vilnius is the capital of Lithuania, and its largest city, with a population of 560,190 as of 2010. It is the seat of the Vilnius city municipality and of the Vilnius district municipality. It is also the capital of Vilnius County...
to head the archeological commission there.
See also
- Ukrainian literatureUkrainian literatureUkrainian literature is literature written in the Ukrainian language. Ukrainian literature had a difficult development because, due to constant foreign domination over Ukrainian territories, there was often a significant difference between the spoken and written language...