Universities in Santiago and La Serena in Chile have taken the initiative to establish a research institute whose task will be to collect and develop documentation on the attainments of Ignacy Domeyko – a Pole and an honoured reformer of Chilean education. He arrived in Chile at the invitation of the Chilean government and since 1838 he lived in Coquimbo, where he taught chemistry and mineralogy at a local secondary school and organized research laboratories. Since 1846 he worked at the University of Santiago, where he served as rector three times. This role gave him the opportunity to introduce in Chilean schools a curriculum reform and new teaching methods modelled on European experiences. Domeyko made a significant contribution to the development of science in Chile, he was also interested in the development of mines and geology in the western part of South America. He was a member of many international scientific societies and the Academy of Sciences in Kraków. In recognition of merit, Ignacy Domeyko was awarded an honorary doctorate by the Jagiellonian University.
Universities in Santiago and La Serena in Chile have taken the initiative to establish a research institute whose task will be to collect and develop documentation on the attainments of Ignacy Domeyko – a Pole and an honoured reformer of Chilean education. He arrived in Chile at the invitation of the Chilean government and since 1838 he lived in Coquimbo, where he taught chemistry and mineralogy at a local secondary school and organized research laboratories. Since 1846 he worked at the University of Santiago, where he served as rector three times. This role gave him the opportunity to introduce in Chilean schools a curriculum reform and new teaching methods modelled on European experiences. Domeyko made a significant contribution to the development of science in Chile, he was also interested in the development of mines and geology in the western part of South America. He was a member of many international scientific societies and the Academy of Sciences in Kraków. In recognition of merit, Ignacy Domeyko was awarded an honorary doctorate by the Jagiellonian University.
The article refers to the hypothesis that Pan Tadeusz by Adam Mickiewicz had its origins in Wielkopolska (Greater Poland region). It reminds the source of the hypothesis and the attitude of researchers of the 19th and 20th centuries towards it. The author emphasises the significance of the fact that Mickiewicz met his brother Franciszek, and some other Lithuanians, in Łukowo on the Warta river. The author of this article draws our attention to an older version of the beginning of the poem entitled Żegota and connects the version with Ignacy Domeyko.
PL
Artykuł nawiązuje do hipotezy wielkopolskich początków Pana Tadeusza Adama Mickiewicza. Przypomina źródła tej hipotezy oraz stanowiska wobec niej badaczy w wieku XIX i XX. Autorka podkreśla znaczenie spotkania z bratem, Franciszkiem Mickiewiczem oraz innymi Litwinami podczas pobytu poety w Łukowie nad Wartą. Zwraca uwagę na starszą wersję początku poematu, zatytułowanego Żegota, i wiąże ją z osobą Ignacego Domeyki.
La historiografía ha prestado atención a la actividad del científico polaco Ignacio Domeyko como de fundador de la mineralogía en Chile, reformador del Instituto Nacional y sucesor de Andrés Bello en la rectoría de la Universidad de Chile. El propósito del presente texto es analizar la poco conocida vinculación de Domeyko con las Bellas Artes. Esta dimensión del científico polaco, radicado en Chile desde 1838, se puede observar en su actividad como dibujante, su condición de amante de las artes y propietario de obras, su labor como promotor de la educación artística en Chile y sus ideas en torno a la función de las artes en la vida social.
EN
The Polish scientist Ignacy Domeyko made his name in historiography primarily as the founder of mineralogy in Chile, as one of the reformers of the Chilean National Institute, and as the successor to Andres Bello as rector of the Universidad de Chile. The aim of this study is to analyse Domeyko’s connections with art, which have been hitherto poorly researched. This area of his activity, which was permanently linked to Chile since 1838, was reflected primarily in his drawings, interest in art and collection of works of art, as well as in his efforts to promote artistic education in Chile and his views on the function of art in social life.
PL
Ignacy Domeyko i sztuki piękne Polski uczony Ignacy Domeyko zapisał się w historiografii przede wszystkim jako założyciel mineralogii w Chile, reformator Instytutu Narodowego i następca Andresa Bello na stanowisku rektora Universidad de Chile. Celem niniejszej pracy jest analiza, słabo jak dotąd zbadanych, związków Domeyki ze sztuką. Ten wymiar aktywności polskiego uczonego, związanego na stałe z Chile od 1838 r., znalazł odbicie przede wszystkim w jego rysunkach, zainteresowaniu sztuką i kolekcjonowaniu dzieł, a także w pracy na rzecz promowania edukacji artystycznej w Chile i w jego poglądach na temat funkcji sztuki w życiu społecznym. La historiografía ha prestado atención a la actividad del científico polaco Ignacio Domeyko como de fundador de la mineralogía en Chile, reformador del Instituto Nacional y sucesor de Andrés Bello en la rectoría de la Universidad de Chile. El propósito del presente texto es analizar la poco conocida vinculación de Domeyko con las Bellas Artes. Esta dimensión del científico polaco, radicado en Chile desde 1838, se puede observar en su actividad como dibujante, su condición de amante de las artes y propietario de obras, su labor como promotor de la educación artística en Chile y sus ideas en torno a la función de las artes en la vida social.
In the remaining memoirs and correspondence of Ignacy Domeyko the references to his family home have an important place. In his memoirs, describing the times of the Philomaths, he presents the image of Vilnius and its University, the organizational activity among students and common wandering around in Vilnius. Reporting the outbreak of the November Uprising he describes the atmosphere prevailed in Lithuania at that time. The subject of home land can be found in letters to friends and relatives – they often contain comparisons with the life in Chile. This proves how deeply inside him were the images of places of his childhood and youth.
In the remaining memoirs and correspondence of Ignacy Domeyko the references to his family home have an important place. In his memoirs, describing the times of the Philomaths, he presents the image of Vilnius and its University, the organizational activity among students and common wandering around in Vilnius. Reporting the outbreak of the November Uprising he describes the atmosphere prevailed in Lithuania at that time. The subject of home land can be found in letters to friends and relatives – they often contain comparisons with the life in Chile. This proves how deeply inside him were the images of places of his childhood and youth.
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