Jan Kubisz

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name = Jan Kubisz


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birthplace = Końska, Austrian Empire
deathdate = death date and age|1929|3|26|1848|1|24
deathplace = Hnojník, Czechoslovakia
occupation = Educator and writer
ethnicity = Polish
citizenship = Austrian, Czechoslovak
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notableworks = "Płyniesz Olzo po dolinie",
"Pamiętnik starego nauczyciela"
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children = Tadeusz, photographer
Jan, surgeon
Karol, pastor
Andrzej, co-founder of "Głos Ludu"
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Jan Kubisz (24 January, 1848 – 26 March, 1929) was a Polish educator and poet from the region of Cieszyn Silesia. His poem "Płyniesz Olzo po dolinie" (You flow, Olza, down the valley), centered around the Olza River, became unofficial anthem of Cieszyn Silesia, especially Poles in Zaolzie.cite web |url= http://www.ostrawakg.polemb.net/index.php?document=15 |title= Polska szkoła podstawowa w Gnojniku przyjęła imię Jana Kubisza |accessdate= |author= |date= 2008-06-23 |work= |publisher= Konsulat Generalny Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej w Ostrawie ] [Cicha 2000, 6.]

Biography

Jan Kubisz was born 24 January, 1848 in Końska, Austrian Empire. Kubisz attended elementary school in Końska and Protestant gymnasium in Cieszyn in 1860–1865 where he was taught in German since were no Polish-language high schools in the region at time of his youth. Kubisz later graduated from a teachers' seminary in Cieszyn and in 1869 began teaching at Polish school in Gnojnik at the age of 21. Kubisz lived at the school for the next 41 years. In 1910, Kubisz built his own house in the village,Cicha 2004, 40.] which remains an important landmark. During his work as a teacher, Kubisz remained active in several Polish organizations.

At the age of 20 in 1868, Kubisz published his first poem, which appeared in the "Gwiazdka Cieszyńska" weekly magazine. In 1882, Kubisz published "Niezapominajka" under pen name "Szlązak". The "Niezapominajka" poetry collection focused mainly on national issues and glorified Cieszyn Silesia and customs of local people. [Sikora 1993, 11.] In 1889 another poetry collection, "Śpiewy starego Jakuba" appeared. This collection focused on the social and national issues of his region. Poem "Nad Olzą" (On the Olza), later known as "Płyniesz Olzo po dolinie" (You flow, Olza, down the valley) which is a part of this collection later became unofficial anthem of Cieszyn Silesia.

Kubisz also published his works in the Cieszyn press. In 1902 a large poetry book "Z niwy śląskiej" was published in Lwów thanks to Kubisz's friends. Kubisz's most acclaimed work, "Pamiętnik starego nauczyciela" (Diary of Old Teacher), was published in 1928 on the eve of Kubisz's life. The work describes the life and customs of the Cieszyn Silesia people at the end of 19th century and Kubisz's experiences as a teacher. "Pamiętnik starego nauczyciela" continues to be an important work used by historians, ethnographers and linguists.

Two years before Kubisz's death on 26 March, 1929 in Gnojnik, Czechoslovakia, Pastor Andrzej Buzek said of Kubisz:

Kubisz is remembered on both sides of Cieszyn Silesia. In Końska, there is a monument erected in 1968 in his birthplace. Another memorial, built in 1988, is located in Cieszyn. There is also a street and a gymnasium named after him in Cieszyn and Polish elementary school in Gnojnik is also named after Kubisz.

Works

* "Niezapominajka" (1882) — poetry collection
* "Śpiewy starego Jakuba" (1889) — poetry collection
* "Z niwy śląskiej" (1902) — poetry collection
* "Pamiętnik starego nauczyciela" (1928) — diary

Footnotes

References

* cite book
last = Cicha
first = Irena
coauthors = Kazimierz Jaworski, Bronisław Ondraszek, Barbara Stalmach and Jan Stalmach
title = Olza od pramene po ujście
publisher = Region Silesia
date = 2000
location = Český Těšín
pages =
url =
doi =
isbn = 80-238-6081-X

* cite book
last = Cicha
first = Irena
coauthors =
title = Stonawka od źródła do ujścia
publisher = Regio
date = 2004
location = Český Těšín
pages =
url =
doi =
isbn = 80-239-3850-9

* cite book
last = Dokoupil
first = Lumír
coauthors =
title = Biografický slovník Slezska a severní Moravy
publisher = Ostravská univerzita
date = 1997
location = Ostrava
pages =
url =
doi =
isbn = 80-7042-480-X

* cite book
last = Hierowski
first = Zdzisław
coauthors =
title = 25 lat literatury na Śląsku 1920-1945
publisher = Wydawnictwa Instytutu Śląskiego
date = 1947
location = Katowice - Wrocław
pages =
url =
doi =
oclc = 69489660

* cite book
last = Kubisz
first = Jan
coauthors =
title = Pamiętnik starego nauczyciela
publisher = Wydawnictwo Towarzystwa Ewangelickiego w Cieszynie
date = 1928
location = Cieszyn
pages =
url = http://www.kc-cieszyn.pl/biblioteka/strony/ramka.php?autor=kubisz&licz=1
doi =
oclc = 233452995

* cite news
last = Radłowska-Obrusnik
first = Martyna
coauthors =
title = Jan Kubisz wreszcie patronuje gnojnickiej szkole!
work = Głos Ludu
page = 1
language =
publisher =
date = 2008-06-24
url =
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* cite book
last = Sikora
first = Władysław
coauthors =
title = Pisarze Zaolzia
publisher = Wydawnictwo Olza przy Radzie Polaków
date = 1993
location = Czeski Cieszyn
pages =
url =
doi =
oclc = 233485106

External links

* [http://www.kc-cieszyn.pl/biblioteka/strony/ramka.php?autor=kubisz&licz=1 Pamiętnik starego nauczyciela] online at Książnica Cieszyńska Library