Erazm Majewski (2 June 1858 — 14 November 1922) was a Polish archaeologist, biologist, sociologist, philosopher, economist, ethnographer, and novelist. He laid the foundations of archaeology in Poland; he was a pioneer in the protection of archaeological artefacts in the Polish lands.
Erazm Majewski (2 June 1858 — 14 November 1922) was a Polish archaeologist, biologist, sociologist, philosopher, economist, ethnographer, and novelist. He laid the foundations of archaeology in Poland; he was a pioneer in the protection of archaeological artefacts in the Polish lands.
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Biography Erazm Majewski was born on 2 June 1858, in Lublin, to Hipolit Majewski and Maria Zembrowskich. He started school in Lublin and then continued in Warsaw after his family moved there. Majewski's first scientific interests were in the field of natural science. He wrote a work entitled Neuroptera Polonica, which was the first systematic description of vein-winged insects, and Słownik nazwisk zoologicznych polskich, in which he systematised and enriched the natural science terminology. It was not until around 1891 that he became interested in ethnography and archaeology. Around 1906, influenced by the Russian Revolution of 1905, he turned his attention to the problems of sociology. Although he studied at the Faculty of Natural Sciences at the University of Warsaw, he was self-taught in archaeology and based his knowledge on books. He also educated himself while travelling, when he tried to acquire artefacts by purchase or exchange. In archaeology, his interests manifested themselves in exploring the theoretical foundations and methodology of archaeology, as well as the study of the Stone Age and the Slavs. He conducted research in the philosophy of culture, linking prehistory with anthropogenesis and the theory of culture, which he defined as civilisation. He produced numerous works,…
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Collection
On 27 September 1908 Majewski created the first Prehistoric Museum from his collections in the building of the Society for the Encouragement of Fine Arts.
On 3 June 1921, Majewski's private archaeological collection was presented to the Warsaw Scientific Society. Later it was turned into the E. Majewski Museum of Prehistory in Palace Staszic at Nowy Świat 72 in Warsaw. After the World War II it was merged into the State Archaeological Museum.
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Sources
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