Adam Chętnik

Deceased Person

1885 – 1967

9

Who was Adam Chętnik?

Adam Chętnik was a Polish ethnographer who studied the Kurpie. He is the author of several books on the Kurpie residing in Puszcza Zielona. In 1927 he founded Skansen Kurpiowski in Nowogród, an open air museum dedicated to Kurpie culture. He published over 100 scholarly works. He was also an elected deputy to the Sejm, as well as a member of the Polish Academy of Learning.

We need you!

Help us build the largest biographies collection on the web!

Born
Dec 20, 1885
Died
May 29, 1967

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

Citation

Use the citation below to add to a bibliography:

Style:MLAChicagoAPA

"Adam Chętnik." Biographies.net. STANDS4 LLC, 2024. Web. 30 Apr. 2024. <https://www.biographies.net/people/en/adam_chetnik>.

Discuss this Adam Chętnik biography with the community:

0 Comments

    Browse Biographies.net