Edmund Naganowski
Edmund Wacław Naganowski (26 September 1853 – 28 January 1915), was a Polish publicist and writer also known under pen names E. Działosz, Latarnik[1] and Edmund Sas (Sas most likely refers to his Sas coat of arms[2]).[3]
Edmund Naganowski | |
|---|---|
| Born | Edmund Wacław Naganowski 26 September 1853 |
| Died | 28 January 1915 (aged 61) |
| Nationality | Polish |
| Other names | E. Działosz, Latarnik, Edmund Sas |
| Education | University of Dublin |
Life
Naganowski was born in Gostyń, Greater Poland, then in Grand Duchy of Posen, that after 1815 was part of the Kingdom of Prussia.[4] After finishing his studies in England, he was a teacher in a high school in Waterford in Ireland and he later worked at the British Museum.[1] On 14 February 1903 he became naturalized in Great Britain, under the name Edmund Sas de Naganowski.[5][6]
He served as secretary of the Literary Association of the Friends of Poland in London[7]
He is credited with the introduction of scouting in Poland.[7]
Monica Mary Gardner acknowledged the influence and support of Naganowski on her interests in Polish culture from 1899 to the outbreak of the First World War.[8]
References
- A footnote in the collection of letters by Henryk Sienkiewicz, Listy Part 1. Marian Albiński-Cyprian Godebski, Państwowy Instytut Wydawniczy, 1977
- "Edmund Wacław Naganowski h. Sas (M.J. Minakowski, Genealogia potomków Sejmu Wielkiego)". Sejm-wielki.pl. Retrieved 9 December 2015.
- Izabela Zbiegniewska, Pseudonimy i kryptonimy pisarzów polskich, M. Arcta, 1905, p. 24
- Jan Dąbrowski, Polacy w Anglii i o Anglii, Wydawnictwo Literackie, 1962, Chapter "Anglofil Edmund Naganowski", pp. 260–317
- Nationality and Naturalisation: de Naganowski, Edmund Sas, from Austria-Hungary
- Papers by Command, Volume 78, H.M. Stationery Office, 1904, "Aliens"
- Preface to the 2014 reprint of the 1913 book, Andrzej Małkowski, Scouting in Poland, ISBN 978-83-7850-735-2 (paperback), ISBN 978-83-7850-681-2 (hard)
- Monica Mary Gardner, The Anonymous Poet of Poland, Zygmunt Krasinski, University Press, 1919, Preface, p.vi
Further reading
- Naganowski Edmund, in: Literatura polska. Przewodnik encyklopedyczny. Warszawa 1984 PWN Vol.1: A-M. p. 9.