Feliks Steuer (November 5, 1889 – May 30, 1950) was a Silesian educationist.

Education and career

Born in Zülkowitz (then

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, now Sulków in

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). He was educated in Leobschütz (Czech: ''Hlubčice'', Polish: ''Głubczyce''). He studied Slavic languages at the Faculty of Philology in

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and in the University of Breslau (German: ''Universität Breslau''; Latin: ''Universitas Wratislaviensis''; Polish: ''Uniwersytet Wrocławski''). He was an author of several books on

Silesian language Silesian, occasionally called Upper Silesian, is an ethnolect of the Lechitic languages, Lechitic group spoken by part of people in Upper Silesia. Its vocabulary was significantly influenced by Central German due to the existence of numerou ...

, and a creator of the Steuer's Silesian Alphabet (Silesian: ''Steuerowy szrajbůnek'').

World war I

During

World War I World War I or the First World War (28 July 1914 – 11 November 1918), also known as the Great War, was a World war, global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies of World War I, Allies (or Entente) and the Central Powers. Fighting to ...

, he fought in the Western Front where was injured and lost his leg. After the war he was a director in two gymnasiums in Katowice (

Upper Silesia Upper Silesia ( ; ; ; ; Silesian German: ; ) is the southeastern part of the historical and geographical region of Silesia, located today mostly in Poland, with small parts in the Czech Republic. The area is predominantly known for its heav ...

Death

Steuer died in

Katowice Katowice (, ) is the capital city of the Silesian Voivodeship in southern Poland and the central city of the Katowice urban area. As of 2021, Katowice has an official population of 286,960, and a resident population estimate of around 315,000. K ...

. 1889 births 1950 deaths People from Głubczyce County People from the Province of Silesia {{Poland-bio-stub