Abstract
University of WarsawThis paper presents the life and achievements of three Polish Orientalists connected with Vilnius: Mongolist Józef Kowalewski (1801–1878), Turkologist Antoni Muchliński (1808–1877), and Altaist and Mongolist Władysław Kotwicz (1872–1944).
Highlights
For the beginning a remark—perhaps unnecessary: Altaic studies have nothing to do with mountains, they are not some Asian variety of alpinism, but the study of languages: Turkic, Mongolic and Tungusic, constituting together the so-called Altaic league
The second is mostly known as a Turkologist, while the domain of the third was Altaic languages in general, but Mongolic and Tungusic
Most sources mention the village Brzostowica Wielka, but Kowalewski himself regarded Lewkowo as his native place. These two spots are approximately 40 km apart. The former belongs to Belarus (Grodno Oblast), and the latter lies on the Polish side of the border. (Pl. 1)
Summary
For the beginning a remark—perhaps unnecessary: Altaic studies have nothing to do with mountains, they are not some Asian variety of alpinism, but the study of languages: Turkic, Mongolic and Tungusic, constituting together the so-called Altaic league. 7 During his studies and work at Vilnius University, Kowalewski collected a considerable library.
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