Eustachy Tyszkiewicz

Eustachy Tyszkiewicz
Count Eustachy Tyszkiewicz
Born(1814-04-18)18 April 1814
Lahoysk, Minsk Governorate, Russian Empire
Died27 August 1873(1873-08-27) (aged 59)
Vilnius, Vilna Governorate, Russian Empire
Resting placeRasos cemetery
Known forFounder of the Museum of Antiquities in Vilnius
AwardsOrder of Saint Stanislaus (2nd class)
Order of Saint Anna (2nd class)
Scientific career
FieldsArchaeology, history, museums
InstitutionsRussian government service

Count Eustachy Tyszkiewicz, Leliwa coat of arms, (18 April 1814 – 27 August 1873) was a Polish noble from the Tyszkiewicz family. He was an archaeologist and historian of the former Grand Duchy of Lithuania and White Ruthenia, then part of the Russian Empire. He is considered the first archaeologist to have undertaken a systematic study of historical sites in Belarus and Lithuania, and was highly influential on succeeding generations of archaeologists.[1] In 1855 he founded the Museum of Antiquities in Vilnius (Vilna, Wilno), which is regarded as the predecessor institution of the National Museum of Lithuania. He donated his personal collection of archaeological and historical artifacts to start the museum. He was a younger brother of historian Konstanty Tyszkiewicz.[2]

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  2. ^ Rydlewska, Zofia. (2015) „Konstanty Tyszkiewicz i jego kontakty z Towarzystwem Naukowym Krakowskim” [w] Rocznik Biblioteki Naukowej PAU i PAN w Krakowie, Rok LX, p. 19-27 (in Polish)