Oskar Kolberg | |
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Born | Przysucha, Duchy of Warsaw | 22 February 1814
Died | 3 June 1890 Kraków, Poland under Partitions | (aged 76)
Occupation | Historian, ethnographer |
Language | Polish |
Nationality | Polish |
Genre | Ethnography, history, personal correspondence |
Literary movement | Modernism |
Notable works | Pieśni ludu polskiego (1900-03) |
Henryk Oskar Kolberg (22 February 1814 – 3 June 1890) was a Polish ethnographer, folklorist, and composer active in Partitioned Poland.[1]