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Chodakowski
Chodakowski is a Polish surname. Its Lithuanian-language equivalent is Chodakauskas, Russian: Khodakovsky. Notable people with the surname include: * Zorian Dołęga-Chodakowski (1784–1825), Polish ethnographer and archaeologist * Romanas Chodakauskas (1883–1932), Lithuanian military attaché to Berlin and Colonel in the Lithuanian Military Court * Sofija Smetonienė (''née'' Chodakauskaitė) (1885–1968), the wife of the first President of Lithuania Antanas Smetona and First Lady of Lithuania * Tadas Chodakauskas (1889–1959), the long-standing mayor of Panevėžys, Lithuania (1925–1940). * Jadvyga Tūbelienė (née Chodakauskaitė) (1891–1988), one of the founders of the Lithuanian Women's Council, a writer, journalist, head of the Information Bureau in Bern and Paris, Deputy Chief of Mission to Switzerland and married to Juozas Tūbelis, the longest-standing Prime Minister of Lithuania *Kazimierz Chodakowski (1929–2017), Polish ice hockey defenceman and Olympia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zorian Dołęga-Chodakowski
Zorian Dołęga-Chodakowski (4 June 1784 – 17 November 1825), born Adam Czarnocki, was a Polish ethnographer and archaeologist. A Slavophile, he became known for his ethnographic field research and theories about the ancient Slavs, which did not convince academics but have influenced Polish cultural life. For much of his adult life he travelled the countryside without any money, collecting folk songs and other material. Chodakowski established several themes that became prominent in Polish Romanticism, notably a duality between native Slavic culture and imported Latin culture. His lifestyle as a homeless traveller inspired legends and he appears as a character in literary works from the 19th century. Chodakowski argued publicly that Christianisation of the Slavs had been a mistake and privately described himself as a pagan. He is recognised as a pioneer of Polish Native Faith. Life and work Adam Czarnocki was born on 4 June 1784 in Podhajnej near Nyasvizh, then part of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |