He came from an old noble family of Walachian[4] boyar[5] stock and was the 4th son of Jan, 2nd Chevalier Wysoczański de Pietrusiewicz.[6] He had one daughter, Wilhelmine, who married a Swiss rentier and died at age 19 in Cannes,[7] as well a favoured place of her father and of the international nobility in general.[8] The son of his niece Anna[7] was composer Yaroslav Yaroslavenko, for whom de Weryha-Wysoczański stood sponsor.
Born in the Austrian Empire, de Weryha-Wysoczański made his money, as his biographer informs us in 1892, with vodka supplies for the army during the Crimean War. As a result, he bought landed estates and town property and ‘became a merchant on a grand scale’. According to his biographer, he once lost a whole ship on the sea but more than made up his losses. He soon got rid of a café-pâtisserie on Odessa's famous Deribasovskaya Street and, as his biographer puts it, ‘became a fully-fledged gentleman capitalist’. His biographer estimated that de Weryha-Wysoczański's cash alone amounted to £11.700.000.[9] In 1861 he was awarded the Silver Medal on the Ribbon of Saint Stanislas[10] and in 1876 received a confirmation of the title of Hereditary Chevalier of Galicia with the Wukry coat of arms,[2] extended to all direct descendants in the male line of his elder brother Gregory, some of whom still living to this day.[4] He died in Odessa in the Russian Empire.
Philanthropyedit
St. Nicholas Church in Wysocko Wyżne donated by Basil, 1st Chevalier de Weryha-Wysoczański-Pietrusiewicz, built by Jan Lewiński
De Weryha-Wysoczański donated £2.340.000 for scholarships, for the education of children.[11] After the death of his only daughter, he gave in Odessa, in February 1885, £900.000 for orphaned girls who would be paid dowries.[12] He founded the Saint Nicholas Church in Wysocko Wyżne, Austro-Hungarian Empire,[3] the consecration of which took place on 13 October 1891.[13] Its architect was Jan Lewiński and its polychromy was carried out by Teofil Kopystyński. It is a large church with both neoclassical and neobyzantine elements.[14]
In popular cultureedit
In 1930 de Weryha-Wysoczański's life was made into a biographical novel by Ivan Fylypchak by the title Willpower (Lwów 1930; second edition Sambor 1999).[3] De Weryha-Wysoczański features in it with his real name, although other names were changed, as well as some facts for reasons of dramatisation.
^ abGothaisches Genealogisches Handbuch, Adelige Häuser IV, Marburg 2018, vol 8, p. 487, ISBN978-3-9817243-7-0, OCLC 995606854.
^Chevalier Rafael de Weryha-Wysoczański, A Chevalier from Poland. The Memoirs of Chevalier Rafael de Weryha-Wysoczański, Kibworth Beauchamp 2016, p. 1, ISBN978-1785891618, OCLC 956765261.
^Chevalier Rafael de Weryha-Wysoczański, A Chevalier from Poland. The Memoirs of Chevalier Rafael de Weryha-Wysoczański, Kibworth Beauchamp 2016, p. 9, ISBN978-1785891618, OCLC 956765261.
^ abGothaisches Genealogisches Handbuch, Adelige Häuser IV, Marburg 2018, vol 8, p. 498, ISBN978-3-9817243-7-0, OCLC 995606854.
^Chevalier Rafael de Weryha-Wysoczański, A Chevalier from Poland. The Memoirs of Chevalier Rafael de Weryha-Wysoczański, Kibworth Beauchamp 2016, p. 79, ISBN978-1785891618, OCLC 956765261.
^Demeter Więckowski, Basil Wysoczański and the New Church in Wysocko Wyżne [in Russian], Lwów 1892, chapters 5-6.
Sylwester Korwin-Kruczkowski, Poczet Polaków wyniesionych do godności szlacheckiej przez monarchów austryjackich w czasie od roku 1773 do 1918. Dalej tych osób, którym wymienieni władcy zatwierdzili dawne tytuły książęce względnie hrabiowskie lub nadali tytuły hrabiów i baronów jak niemniej tych, którym zatwierdzili staropolskie szlachectwo, Lwów 1935, p. 54.
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Basil 1st Chevalier de Weryha Wysoczanski Pietrusiewicz 1 23 April 1816 25 October 1891 was a Polish wholesale merchant landowner town property owner 2 and philanthropist from Odessa 3 The Chevalier de Weryha Wysoczanski PietrusiewiczBorn 1816 04 23 23 April 1816Wysocko Wyzne Austrian EmpireDied25 October 1891 1891 10 25 aged 75 Odessa Russian EmpireNationalityPolishOccupationsWholesale merchant landowner town property owner philanthropistAwardsSilver Medal on the Ribbon of Saint Stanislas The Wukry coat of arms He came from an old noble family of Walachian 4 boyar 5 stock and was the 4th son of Jan 2nd Chevalier Wysoczanski de Pietrusiewicz 6 He had one daughter Wilhelmine who married a Swiss rentier and died at age 19 in Cannes 7 as well a favoured place of her father and of the international nobility in general 8 The son of his niece Anna 7 was composer Yaroslav Yaroslavenko for whom de Weryha Wysoczanski stood sponsor Contents 1 Biography 2 Philanthropy 3 In popular culture 4 References 5 BibliographyBiography editBorn in the Austrian Empire de Weryha Wysoczanski made his money as his biographer informs us in 1892 with vodka supplies for the army during the Crimean War As a result he bought landed estates and town property and became a merchant on a grand scale According to his biographer he once lost a whole ship on the sea but more than made up his losses He soon got rid of a cafe patisserie on Odessa s famous Deribasovskaya Street and as his biographer puts it became a fully fledged gentleman capitalist His biographer estimated that de Weryha Wysoczanski s cash alone amounted to 11 700 000 9 In 1861 he was awarded the Silver Medal on the Ribbon of Saint Stanislas 10 and in 1876 received a confirmation of the title of Hereditary Chevalier of Galicia with the Wukry coat of arms 2 extended to all direct descendants in the male line of his elder brother Gregory some of whom still living to this day 4 He died in Odessa in the Russian Empire Philanthropy edit nbsp St Nicholas Church in Wysocko Wyzne donated by Basil 1st Chevalier de Weryha Wysoczanski Pietrusiewicz built by Jan Lewinski De Weryha Wysoczanski donated 2 340 000 for scholarships for the education of children 11 After the death of his only daughter he gave in Odessa in February 1885 900 000 for orphaned girls who would be paid dowries 12 He founded the Saint Nicholas Church in Wysocko Wyzne Austro Hungarian Empire 3 the consecration of which took place on 13 October 1891 13 Its architect was Jan Lewinski and its polychromy was carried out by Teofil Kopystynski It is a large church with both neoclassical and neobyzantine elements 14 In popular culture editIn 1930 de Weryha Wysoczanski s life was made into a biographical novel by Ivan Fylypchak by the title Willpower Lwow 1930 second edition Sambor 1999 3 De Weryha Wysoczanski features in it with his real name although other names were changed as well as some facts for reasons of dramatisation References edit Genealogisches Handbuch des Adels Adelige Hauser XXX Limburg a d Lahn 2008 vol 145 p 420 ISBN 978 3 7980 0845 8 OCLC 1570546 a b Gothaisches Genealogisches Handbuch Adelige Hauser IV Marburg 2018 vol 8 p 497 ISBN 978 3 9817243 7 0 OCLC 995606854 a b c Chevalier Rafael de Weryha Wysoczanski A Chevalier from Poland The Memoirs of Chevalier Rafael de Weryha Wysoczanski Kibworth Beauchamp 2016 p 8 ISBN 978 1785891618 OCLC 956765261 a b Gothaisches Genealogisches Handbuch Adelige Hauser IV Marburg 2018 vol 8 p 487 ISBN 978 3 9817243 7 0 OCLC 995606854 Chevalier Rafael de Weryha Wysoczanski A Chevalier from Poland The Memoirs of Chevalier Rafael de Weryha Wysoczanski Kibworth Beauchamp 2016 p 1 ISBN 978 1785891618 OCLC 956765261 Chevalier Rafael de Weryha Wysoczanski A Chevalier from Poland The Memoirs of Chevalier Rafael de Weryha Wysoczanski Kibworth Beauchamp 2016 p 9 ISBN 978 1785891618 OCLC 956765261 a b Gothaisches Genealogisches Handbuch Adelige Hauser IV Marburg 2018 vol 8 p 498 ISBN 978 3 9817243 7 0 OCLC 995606854 Chevalier Rafael de Weryha Wysoczanski A Chevalier from Poland The Memoirs of Chevalier Rafael de Weryha Wysoczanski Kibworth Beauchamp 2016 p 79 ISBN 978 1785891618 OCLC 956765261 Demeter Wieckowski Basil Wysoczanski and the New Church in Wysocko Wyzne in Russian Lwow 1892 chapters 5 6 Wiener Zeitung 29 June 1861 Semen Behei Stefaniia Behei Formuvannia natsionalʹnoi svidomosti ta elity Lwow 2001 p 9 Demeter Wieckowski Basil Wysoczanski and the New Church in Wysocko Wyzne in Russian Lwow 1892 p 18 Kuryer Lwowski 19 October 1891 Grzegorz Rakowski Ukrainskie karpaty i podkarpacie Czȩsc zachodnia vol 1 Pruszkow 2013 pp 436 7 ISBN 978 83 62460 31 1 Bibliography editGenealogisches Handbuch des Adels Adelslexikon XVI Limburg a d Lahn 2005 vol 137 p 117 ISBN 3 7980 0837 X OCLC 1570546 Sylwester Korwin Kruczkowski Poczet Polakow wyniesionych do godnosci szlacheckiej przez monarchow austryjackich w czasie od roku 1773 do 1918 Dalej tych osob ktorym wymienieni wladcy 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