Volodymyr Osypovych Shukhevych (, pseudonym, V. Sh. Shumylo, ) (15 March 1849, Tyshkivtsi village, Horodenkyi district, Ivano-Frankivsk region,

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– 10 April 1915,

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) – was a Ukrainian

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, writer,

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and teacher.

Biography

Volodymyr Shukhevych was born in the small village of to Fr. Iosyff and Anna (née Kulchutska). He studied at gymnasia in

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, Stanislav and

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. In 1877 he graduated

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. In 1880 he began working as a secondary school teacher of zoology, geology, mathematics etc. at Lviv gymnasium. He occupied this position till 1913. He was a close friend of

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and science. Volodymyr Shukhevych was married to Hermina, with whom he had five children: Volodymyr, Daria, Yosyp, Iryna and Taras. His daughter Iryna (1881–1934) was married to Dr. Theodor Rozankowski, who was a judge, political and military figure and the first commander of the Legion of Ukrainian Sich Riflemen. His grandson, Roman-Taras Yosypovych Shukhevych (pseudonym, Taras Chuprynka) (30 June 1907 – 5 March 1950) was a Ukrainian politician, military leader and general of the

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(UPA). With introduction of the

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in Ukraine, Volodymyr Shukhevych became a persona non grata. It was forbidden to write about him or to republish his works up until the end of the 20th century. Volodymyr Shukhevych died on 15 April 1915 and was buried at

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Work and cultural activities

Volodymyr Shukhevych founded and led a number of significant public and educational institutions in Ukraine, including "

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" enlightenment' "Ruske Pedahohichne Tovarystvo" Rus pedagogical society' "Ruska Besida"

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(was its chairman 1895–1910), "Boyan" (1891) and Lysenko Musical Society (1903–1915). Built the building for the latter. Together with

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established Union of Singing and Musical Societies. His activities in the field of publishing include: founder and editor (1890–1895) of children's magazine ''Dzvinok'' ��Bell’ author and publisher of children's books, editor of ''Uchytel'' teacher'newspaper (1893–1895). Cooperated with ''Zoria'' dawn' ''Dila'' works'and other publications. Together with Count Wlodzimierz Dzieduszycki and Ludwik Wierzbicki, he collected ethnographic materials as well as art and household exhibits of

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region. The result of his studies resulted in a valuable five-volume work ''Hutsulshchyna'' (1897–1908) in Ukrainian published by the

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, and a four-volumes work in

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(1902–1908), published by The Dzieduszycki Museum (nowadays, State Natural History Museum of the

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). In the Dzieduszycki Museum Volodymyr Shukhevych established the Natural and Ethnographic Department and was its curator. Made significant contribution into the preservation and promotion of the

:Karpenko, A. 2015
''Rol Volodymyra Shukhevycha v Orhanizatsii Ukrainskoho Muzeynytstva v Halychyni''
olodymyr Shukhevych’s Role in Organisation of Ukrainian Museums in Halychyna “Istoria Ukrainy” No.26 (In Ukrainian) organised choir "Boyan" trip to perform in

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(1891) and the Ethnographic Division at the

Halychyna Galicia ( ;"Galicia"
''

Rudolf, Archduke of Austria and Crown Prince of Austria-Hungary, Volodymyr Shukhevych organised ethnographic expedition to the

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. He was a member of the

, Austrian Society of Ethnology (1901) and the Czech Ethnological Society (1903).

References

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Volodymyr Volodymyr (, ; ) is a Ukrainian given name of Old East Slavic origin. The related Ancient Slavic, such as Czech, Russian, Serbian, Croatian, etc. form of the name is Володимѣръ ''Volodiměr'', which in other Slavic languages became Vladimi ...