Józef Montwiłł: Difference between revisions

Browse history interactively ← Previous edit Next edit →Content deleted Content addedVisual WikitextInline

Revision as of 16:16, 11 October 2022 editKazamzam (talk \| contribs)Extended confirmed users, New page reviewers21,776 edits Importing Wikidata short description: "Polish-Lithuanian social worker, bank owner and philanthropist (1850–1911)"Tag: Shortdesc helper ← Previous edit		Revision as of 16:18, 11 October 2022 edit undoKazamzam (talk \| contribs)Extended confirmed users, New page reviewers21,776 edits Misplaced Pages:WikiProject Unreferenced articles; you can help!Tag: Visual edit Next edit →
Line 1:		Line 1:
	{{Short description\|Polish-Lithuanian social worker, bank owner and philanthropist (1850–1911)}}		{{Short description\|Polish-Lithuanian social worker, bank owner and philanthropist (1850–1911)}}
	{{Unreferenced\|date=February 2007}}
	]		]
	]]]		]]]
	'''Józef Montwiłł''' {{lang-lt\|Juozapas Montvila}} (9 March 1850 in ] (now ], ]) – 7 February 1911) was a Polish-Lithuanian social worker, bank owner and ], notable for the many social societies he founded. A descendant of a ]n ] family, Montwiłł inherited a significant fortune, which he further increased through banking and investment. He financed numerous courses for the poor, among them was a class of painting and arts, run by - among others - ] and ], from which graduated a renowned Lithuanian artist ].		'''Józef Montwiłł''' {{lang-lt\|Juozapas Montvila}} (9 March 1850 in ] (now ], ]) – 7 February 1911) was a Polish-Lithuanian social worker, bank owner and ], notable for the many social societies he founded.<ref>{{Cite book \|last=Brzoza \|first=Czesław \|url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/48366979 \|title=Posłowie polscy w parlamencie rosyjskim, 1906-1917 : słownik biograficzny \|date=2001 \|publisher=Wydawn. Sejmowe \|others=Kamil Stepan \|isbn=83-7059-506-5 \|edition=Wyd. 1 \|location=Warszawa \|oclc=48366979}}</ref> A descendant of a ]n ] family, Montwiłł inherited a significant fortune, which he further increased through banking and investment.<ref>{{Cite journal \|last=Griffante \|first=Andrea \|date=May 2021 \|title=A nest for new Lithuanians: Hostels, discipline and nation-building in Ober Ost and Russia, 1914–1919 \|url=http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/1611894421994714 \|journal=Journal of Modern European History \|language=en \|volume=19 \|issue=2 \|pages=166–182 \|doi=10.1177/1611894421994714 \|issn=1611-8944}}</ref> He financed numerous courses for the poor, among them was a class of painting and arts, run by - among others - ] and ], from which graduated a renowned Lithuanian artist ].

	In 1898, Montwiłł also financed a monument to ] in Vilnius, designed by ]. As the tsarist authorities did not allow the monument to be placed in open space, it was built inside the Saint John's Church. Montwiłł also created the ''Lutnia'' Artistic Society and financed the construction of the society's theatre, in currently ]. Among other societies he formed and financed was the Society of Friends of Sciences, one of the founding members of the ].		In 1898, Montwiłł also financed a monument to ] in Vilnius, designed by ]. As the tsarist authorities did not allow the monument to be placed in open space, it was built inside the Saint John's Church. Montwiłł also created the ''Lutnia'' Artistic Society and financed the construction of the society's theatre, in currently ]. Among other societies he formed and financed was the Society of Friends of Sciences, one of the founding members of the ].
Line 11:		Line 10:
	In modern times, the Polish Culture in Lithuania Fund ({{Lang-pl\|Fundacja Kultury Polskiej na Litwie im. Józefa Montwiłła}}) has adtoped Montwiłł as its patron.		In modern times, the Polish Culture in Lithuania Fund ({{Lang-pl\|Fundacja Kultury Polskiej na Litwie im. Józefa Montwiłła}}) has adtoped Montwiłł as its patron.

			== References ==
	{{authority control}}		{{Reflist}}{{authority control}}

	{{DEFAULTSORT:Montwill, Jozef}}		{{DEFAULTSORT:Montwill, Jozef}}

Revision as of 16:18, 11 October 2022

Polish-Lithuanian social worker, bank owner and philanthropist (1850–1911)

Józef Montwiłł Template:Lang-lt (9 March 1850 in Mitėniškiai (now Kėdainiai district, Lithuania) – 7 February 1911) was a Polish-Lithuanian social worker, bank owner and philanthropist, notable for the many social societies he founded. A descendant of a Lithuanian noble family, Montwiłł inherited a significant fortune, which he further increased through banking and investment. He financed numerous courses for the poor, among them was a class of painting and arts, run by - among others - Józef Bałzukiewicz and Ivan Trutnev, from which graduated a renowned Lithuanian artist Juozas Zikaras.

In 1898, Montwiłł also financed a monument to Adam Mickiewicz in Vilnius, designed by Tadeusz Stryjeński. As the tsarist authorities did not allow the monument to be placed in open space, it was built inside the Saint John's Church. Montwiłł also created the Lutnia Artistic Society and financed the construction of the society's theatre, in currently Lithuanian National Drama Theatre. Among other societies he formed and financed was the Society of Friends of Sciences, one of the founding members of the Polish Academy of Sciences.

Montwiłł also financed the creation of a Polish school in Vilnius (1907), a city hall in Panevėžys; built already after his death, and the Polish Theatre in Vilnius (in modern times converted to Russian Dramatic Theatre of Lithuania). He died in 1911, and was buried at the Rossa cemetery (Lithuanian: Rasos). His tomb, designed by Zygmunt Otto, was decorated with a sculpture of an angel. Although vandalized in recent times, the tomb remains there. In 1935, a monument to Montwiłł was erected in front of the Franciscan Church. A monument in his honour was built in the square, located in the former Franciscan cemetery in the Trakai Street of Vilnius.

In modern times, the Polish Culture in Lithuania Fund (Template:Lang-pl) has adtoped Montwiłł as its patron.

References

Brzoza, Czesław (2001). Posłowie polscy w parlamencie rosyjskim, 1906-1917 : słownik biograficzny. Kamil Stepan (Wyd. 1 ed.). Warszawa: Wydawn. Sejmowe. ISBN 83-7059-506-5. OCLC 48366979.
Griffante, Andrea (May 2021). "A nest for new Lithuanians: Hostels, discipline and nation-building in Ober Ost and Russia, 1914–1919". Journal of Modern European History. 19 (2): 166–182. doi:10.1177/1611894421994714. ISSN 1611-8944.

Categories: