Gustaw Manteuffel

Gustaw Manteuffel
Born(1832-11-18)18 November 1832
Died24 April 1916(1916-04-24) (aged 83)
Bonifacova [lv] (Polish: Bonifaców)
Resting placeDricāni [lv]
NationalityPolish
Alma materUniversity of Dorpat
Known forHistory of Livonia

Gustaw Manteuffel (Latvian: Gustavs Manteifels; 18 November 1831 – 24 April 1916) was a Polish historian and ethnologist, descended from a noble family with German roots, who was active in the territory of Livonia. Gustaw Manteuffel is best known as a pioneer of modern historiography of Livonia, and therefore modern Latvia and Estonia, as well as a collector of the Latvian folk songs and one of the first writers of the Latvian language.