Aleksander Branicki (1821-1877) was a Polish traveller, collector, and naturalist. He was a member of the Polish aristocratic family:
House of Branicki (Korczak). He was an estate holder in
Sucha.
Branicki was born in
Byla Tserkva (now in Ukraine) to Władysław and Róża née Potocki. He grew up in
St Petersburg and for his participation in the
January Uprising
The January Uprising ( pl, powstanie styczniowe; lt, 1863 metų sukilimas; ua, Січневе повстання; russian: Польское восстание; ) was an insurrection principally in Russia's Kingdom of Poland that was aimed at ...
, he was sent by the Tsarist authorities to Saratov and then banished from his home. In 1843 he inherited the fortunes of his father and moved to purchase Sucha Castle in Beskid Makowski (then part of Galicia) from Ludwik Filip de Saint-Genois. He then took an interest in travelling around the world beginning with expeditions to Egypt and Nubia. His collections included four mummies from Egypt including one that was donated to the museum in Vilnius. Along with his brother
Konstanty, they established a large collection of natural history specimens. Branicki also took an interest in photography and horses. On 9 March 1871 he was titled a count by Russia.
He married Nina Anna Hołyńska (1824–1907) of the Klamry family and they had a son, Władysław (1848-1914) .
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Sucha art collection
Polish naturalists
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1821 births
1877 deaths
Place of birth missing
19th-century Polish landowners
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