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Gustaw Manteuffel
1832 – 1916
About this person
Wikipedia SummaryGustaw Manteuffel 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.
Biographical & Professional Details
Date of birth
November 18, 1832
Dricāni
Date of death
June 24, 1916
Bonifacova Manor
Citizenship
Russian Empire
Occupations & fields
opinion journalisthistorianethnographerfolkloristpublisherjurist
- Field and occupation
- Polský historik, etnolog, etnograf Pobaltí, cestovatel, právník, šlechtic.
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