Polacy odwiedzający gabinet historii naturalnej Jeana Hermanna (1738–1800) w Strasburgu

• Authors: Piotr Daszkiewicz

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Poles Visiting Jean Hermann’s Cabinet of Natural History (1738–1800) in Strasburg

• Languages of publication: PL

Abstracts

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In the 18th century, cabinets of natural history played the role of museums and scientific centers for educating naturalists. French cabinets of curiosities were most highly reputed in Europe. The cabinet established by Jean Hermann played a particularly important role in the history of science. The Strasbourg collection was visited by numerous guests, many of them from Poland. The article overviews Jean Hermann’s achievements and analyzes the cabinet’s guest books in the context of Polish history, its scientific and political elites. Source materials suggest that Strasbourg was an important scientific center for Poland at the turn of the 18th and 19th centuries. Jean Hermann, an outstanding naturalist of Alsace, significantly contributed to scientific advancement in Poland. Hermann’s cabinet was frequently visited by members of Polish political and social elites, including the nobility, clergy and military officers.

• Publisher: Uniwersytet Warmińsko-Mazurski w Olsztynie
• Journal: Echa Przeszłości
• Year: 2012
• Volume: 13
• Pages: 133-142

Contributors

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Piotr Daszkiewicz

• Museum national d'Histoire naturelle Paris