Andrzej Hławiczka, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Polish musicologist
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Place of Birth: Dzięgielów, Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
About Andrzej Hławiczka
- Andrzej Hlawiczka (3 May 1866 in Dziegielów - 13 July 1914 in Teschen) was a Polish musicologist, ethnographer, teacher and one of leaders of spiritual revival of Lutheran church in Cieszyn Silesia. He was a son of a peasant.
- Andrzej Hlawiczka attended a primary school in Punców and in 1886 graduated from a teachers' seminary in Teschen (Cieszyn).
- He then taught in Protestant primary schools in Ustron and Cieszyn and also worked in several other schools.
- Hlawiczka was also active in collecting information about musical life of Cieszyn Silesia, he collected also many folks songs.
- Hlawiczka published articles about regional music and also several song books. He was father of musicologist and composer Karol Hlawiczka; geographer Jan; and pastor Adam.
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