Historical FigureMale
Hryhoriy Galagan
1819 – 1888
About this person
Wikipedia SummaryHryhoriy Pavlovych Galagan was a landowner, philanthropist, ethnographer and communal leader of Ukrainophile orientation, who played a major role in Ukrainian cultural and social life under Russian imperial rule in the 19th century. In 1871 he established the Pavlo Galagan College in Kyiv, which now houses the National Museum of Literature of Ukraine.
Biographical & Professional Details
Date of birth
August 15, 1819
Sokyryntsi
Date of death
September 25, 1888
Sokyryntsi
Citizenship
Russian Empire
Occupations & fields
ethnologist
Awards & honours
Order of St. Vladimir, 2nd classOrder of Saint Anna, 1st classOrder of Saint Anna, 2nd classOrder of Saint Stanislaus, 1st class
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