Edmund Naganowski | |
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Born | Edmund Wacław Naganowski 26 September 1853 |
Died | 28 January 1915 | (aged 61)
Nationality | Polish |
Other names | E. Działosz, Latarnik, Edmund Sas |
Education | University of Dublin |
Edmund Wacław Naganowski (26 September 1853 – 28 January 1915), was a Polish publicist and writer also known under pen names E. Działosz, Latarnik [1] and Edmund Sas (Sas most likely refers to his Sas coat of arms [2]). [3]
Naganowski was born in Gostyń, Greater Poland, then in Grand Duchy of Posen, that after 1815 was part of the Kingdom of Prussia. [4] After finishing his studies in England, he was a teacher in a high school in Waterford in Ireland and he later worked at the British Museum. [1] On 14 February 1903 he became naturalized in Great Britain, under the name Edmund Sas de Naganowski. [5] [6]
He served as secretary of the Literary Association of the Friends of Poland in London [7]
He is credited with the introduction of scouting in Poland. [7]
Monica Mary Gardner acknowledged the influence and support of Naganowski on her interests in Polish culture from 1899 to the outbreak of the First World War. [8]
Edmund Naganowski | |
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Born | Edmund Wacław Naganowski 26 September 1853 |
Died | 28 January 1915 | (aged 61)
Nationality | Polish |
Other names | E. Działosz, Latarnik, Edmund Sas |
Education | University of Dublin |
Edmund Wacław Naganowski (26 September 1853 – 28 January 1915), was a Polish publicist and writer also known under pen names E. Działosz, Latarnik [1] and Edmund Sas (Sas most likely refers to his Sas coat of arms [2]). [3]
Naganowski was born in Gostyń, Greater Poland, then in Grand Duchy of Posen, that after 1815 was part of the Kingdom of Prussia. [4] After finishing his studies in England, he was a teacher in a high school in Waterford in Ireland and he later worked at the British Museum. [1] On 14 February 1903 he became naturalized in Great Britain, under the name Edmund Sas de Naganowski. [5] [6]
He served as secretary of the Literary Association of the Friends of Poland in London [7]
He is credited with the introduction of scouting in Poland. [7]
Monica Mary Gardner acknowledged the influence and support of Naganowski on her interests in Polish culture from 1899 to the outbreak of the First World War. [8]