| Pavlo Dumka | |
|---|---|
| Павло Андрійович Думка | |
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| Born | (1854-03-21)21 March 1854 Kupchyntsi |
| Died | 19 November 1918(1918-11-19) (aged 64) Drahomanivka |
| Nationality | Ukrainian |
Pavlo Dumka (Ukrainian: Павло Андрійович Думка; 21 March 1854 – 19 November 1918) was a Ukrainian poet, publicist, public figure. Founding member of the Ukrainian Radical Party (1890), ambassador to the Galician Sejm (1908–1918), member of the Ukrainian National Council of the ZUNR (1918).
Biography
Pavlo Dumka was born on 21 March 1854, in Kupchyntsi, now in the Ternopil Raion of the Ternopil Oblast.
Studied at a carving school in Lviv. In 1874, he organized the Prosvita reading room in his native village.
Died on 19 November 1918 in Drahomanivka, now Ternopil Raion, Ternopil Oblast.
Works
In 1885 he made his debut as a poet. Dumka also contributed to the press on social and national-patriotic topics. Friended with Ivan Franko, Mykhailo Pavlyk, Vasyl Stefanyk, and Les Martovych.
Posthumously, Dumka's collections of poetry "Vesnianka" (1970) and journalism and poetry "Molytva rilnyka" (1994) were published.
References
- (in Ukrainian) Дуда І., Удіна Т., Мулярчук Іван Матвійович // Ternopil Encyclopedic Dictionary: in 4 v. / editorial board: H. Yavorskyi and other, Ternopil: "Zbruch", 2005, V. 2: К—О, S. 578–579. — ISBN 966-528-199-2.
- Головин, Б. Пам'ятник Павлу Думці // Тернопіль вечірній, 06.01.2000, s. 4.
- ^ Думка Павло Андрійович / Б. М. Савак // Енциклопедія Сучасної України / Редкол. : І. М. Дзюба, А. І. Жуковський, М. Г. Железняк ; НАН України, НТШ, К. : Інститут енциклопедичних досліджень НАН України, 2008.
Sources
- (in Ukrainian) Савак Б., Хома, В., Думка Павло Андрійович // Ternopil Encyclopedic Dictionary: in 4 v. / editorial board: H. Yavorskyi and other, Ternopil: "Zbruch", 2004, V. 1: А—Й, S. 544—545. — ISBN 966-528-197-6.