Adam Bełcikowski (Belcikowski) (24 December 1839 – 13 January 1909) was a Polish philosopher, historian of literature, poet and a

dramaturg A dramaturge or dramaturg (from Ancient Greek δραματουργός – dramatourgós) is a literary adviser or editor in a theatre, opera, or film company who researches, selects, adapts, edits, and interprets scripts, libretti, texts, and pr ...

. He was born and died in

Kraków , officially the Royal Capital City of Kraków, is the List of cities and towns in Poland, second-largest and one of the oldest cities in Poland. Situated on the Vistula River in Lesser Poland Voivodeship, the city has a population of 804,237 ...

Education

Belcikowski attended Saint Barbe school and Saint Ann Highschool. In 1859, he enrolled at the

Jagiellonian University The Jagiellonian University (, UJ) is a public research university in Kraków, Poland. Founded in 1364 by Casimir III the Great, King Casimir III the Great, it is the oldest university in Poland and one of the List of oldest universities in con ...

in Kraków as a philosophy student and obtained his doctorate in philosophy in 1863.

Career

In 1866, Belcikowski was appointed assistant in History of Polish Literature in

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. In 1868, he left Warsaw and got back to

. In 1869, he became professor in a junior high school in

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. In 1870 he was appointed professor of History of Polish Literature at the

in Kraków alongside

Stanisław Tarnowski Count Stanisław Tarnowski (7 November 1837 – 31 December 1917) was a Polish nobleman (''szlachcic''), historian, literary critic and publicist. Life He was born on 7 November 1837 and hailed from an aristocratic family. His father was Ja ...

. In 1876, he became "skryptor" of the Library of the Jagiellonian University, a title that would last till his death. There are two aspects in his works that are research and creation. He wrote novels, sort stories as well as dramas and comedies. Within a collective publication he published a series of critics and historical researches under the title "Ze stuyów nad literarurą polską". This publication was issued on the exact 25th year of his taking on writing. Adam Belcikowski was buried in

Rakowicki Cemetery Rakowicki Cemetery (English: ; ) is a historic necropolis and a cultural heritage monument located on 26 Rakowicka Street in Kraków, Poland. It lies within the Administrative District No. 1 ''Stare Miasto'' meaning "Old Town" – distinct from ...

in Kraków. Belcikowski tomb

Bibliography

*'' Dramata i komedje'' (5 tomes, Kraków, 1898) *''Ze studiów nad literaturą polską'' (1886) *''Dług honorowy'' (1872) *''Patryarcha'' (1872) *''Domowe ognisko'' (1885) *''Stary kawaler'' (1885).

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Belcikowski, Adam 1839 births 1909 deaths 19th-century Polish historians People from the Free City of Kraków Historians from Austria-Hungary Poets from Austria-Hungary Polish male non-fiction writers Polish male poets 19th-century Polish philosophers Academic staff of Jagiellonian University 19th-century poets