De Gurowski, Adam G., count, 1805-1866

Variant names

Dates:

Birth 1805-09-10

Death 1866-05-04

Nationality: Poles

Language: French, Polish, English

Biographical notes:

Polish scholar and author; advocate of Panslavism.

From the description of Count Adam G. de Gurowski papers, 1743-1898 (bulk 1848-1898). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79449287

Polish exile in America.

From the description of Autograph letters signed (2) : "Office of the Tribune," to Fletcher Harper, 1857 Feb. 12 and 14. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270506720

Biographical Note

Count Adam G. De Gurowski was born the son of a Polish count in Kalisz, Poland, on September 10, 1805. After having his estates confiscated because of his objection to Russian influence in the area, he was later pardoned by Czar Nicholas I and invited to St. Petersburg. A graduate of the University of Heidelberg in Germany, de Gurowski went on to teach political economics at the University of Bern in Switzerland. In 1849, he arrived in New York and later lectured at Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, and joined the editorial staff of the New York Tribune . Ever interested in politics, de Gurowski made his way to Washington, D.C., where he supported the Union war effort and translated newspaper articles for the secretary of state. His diary was printed in 1862. De Gurowski died in Washington, D.C., on May 1, 1866, and is buried in the Congressional Cemetery.

From the guide to the Count Adam G. de Gurowski Papers, 1743-1898, (bulk 1848-1898), (Manuscript Division Library of Congress)