Oswald Balzer
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Summary
Oswald Balzer was born on January 23, 1858[1], in Khodoriv[2]. He died on January 11, 1933[3], in Lviv[4]. He worked as a medievalist[5], university teacher[6], lawyer[7], politician[8], and genealogist[9]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (99 views/month, #7,289 of 1,000,298).[10]
Key Facts
- Date of birth: January 23, 1859[11]
- Place of burial: Lychakiv Cemetery[12]
- Country of citizenship: Poland[13], Germany[14]
- Ethnic group: Poles[15]
- Occupation: archive manager[16], jurist[17], legal historian[18], historian[19]
- Field of work: medieval history[20], history[21], legal history[22], genealogy[23]
- Position held: Member of the Diet of Galicia and Lodomeria[24]
- Employer: Lviv University[25]
- Educated at: Jagiellonian University[26], Lviv University[27]
- Award received: Order of the White Eagle[28], honorary doctor of the Lviv University[29], honorary doctor of the Charles University of Prague[30], honorary doctor of the University of Warsaw[31], honorary doctor of the Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań[32], honorary doctor of Vilnius University[33], Gold Cross of Merit[34], Decoration for Art and Science (Austria-Hungary)[35]
- Member of: Saint Petersburg Academy of Sciences[36], Academy of Sciences of the USSR[37], Lwów Scientific Society[38], Russian Academy of Sciences[39]
- Sex or gender: male[40]
- Commons category: Oswald Balzer[41]
- Academic degree: Doctor of Sciences[42]
- Family name: Balzer[43]
- Given name: Oswald[44], Marian[45]
- Topic's main category: Category:Oswald Balzer[46]
- Work location: Lviv[47]
- Student of: Ksawery Liske[48]
- Described by source: Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[49], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[50], Polish Biographical Dictionary[51], Słownik biograficzny archiwistów polskich. Tom 1 (1918–1984)[52]
- Nominated for: Nobel Peace Prize[53]
- Languages spoken, written or signed: Polish[54]
- Commons Creator page: Oswald Balzer[55]
- Name in native language: Oswald Balzer[56]
Why It Matters
Oswald Balzer has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[57] He is known by 29 alternative names across languages and contexts.[58]
FAQs
Where was Oswald Balzer born?
Oswald Balzer's place of birth was Khodoriv[2].
Where did Oswald Balzer die?
Oswald Balzer died in Lviv[4].
What did Oswald Balzer do for work?
Oswald Balzer worked as a medievalist[5], university teacher[6], lawyer[7], politician[8], and genealogist[9].
Where did Oswald Balzer go to school?
Oswald Balzer was educated at Jagiellonian University[26] and Lviv University[27].
What awards did Oswald Balzer receive?
Honors received include Order of the White Eagle[28], honorary doctor of the Lviv University[29], honorary doctor of the Charles University of Prague[30], and honorary doctor of the University of Warsaw[31].