Jan Kalinowski (17 May 1857 – June 1941) was a Polish explorer and collector of biological specimens who worked in Asia and South America. He was among the first Europeans to explore the fauna of the Korean Peninsula, collecting for the museum of Count Władysław Michał Branicki of Poland from 1885 to 1888.
Kalinowski was born in Okuniew where his father was a forester. He began to work for Władysław Taczanowski at the Zoological Museum in Warsaw. His first collecting expedition sponsored by Count Konstanty Branicki (1824-1884) was into Kamchatka with Benedict Dybowski. He stayed on from 1883 after Dybowski returned and explored Japan and Korea. He collected numerous insects and birds. The specimens he collected were examined and found to be new species by the Russian entomologist General Oktawiusz Radoszkowski. Kalinowski returned to Warsaw in 1888 and was tasked by Taczanowski to collect in Peru. Here he met and married Maria Villamonte settling in Peru. He set up a hacienda "La Cadena" and continued to collect specimens and sent them to museums in Europe and America.[2] He was supported by wealthy European museum collectors including Ksawery Branicki (1864-1926) and Hans von Berlepsch.[3]
Kalinowski died in June 1941 in Peru leaving behind his wife and eighteen children. One of his descendants was the naturalist, collector, and taxidermist Celestino Kalinowski Villamonte (1924 - 1986) who worked for the conservation and establishment of Manú National Park.[4]
References
^Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2009). The Eponym Dictionary of Mammals. JHU Press. p. 218.
^Shydlovskyy I.; Zatushevskyy A. (2015). "Jan Kalinowski – outstanding naturalist of Far East and South America". Contribution of Amateur Naturalists Into Biological Diversity Studies. Proceed. Intern. Scien. Conf. Devoted to the 200th Anniversary of Lajos Vagner's Birthday, 14-16 May 2015(PDF). Beregszasz, Ukraine. pp. 93–95.
^Andrzej, Wadas (2009). "The letters of Jan Kalinowski from Korea (1885-1887): some remarks on early contacts between Poland and Korea". Przegląd Orientalistyczny. 1–2: 17–28.
^Ramos, José Gutiérrez (2016). "La colección del Museo Celestino Kalinowski del parque de las leyendas, 2005 (Lima–Perú)". Sagasteguiana (in Spanish). 4 (1): 1–24.
January 20, 2023
kalinowski, 1857, june, 1941, polish, explorer, collector, biological, specimens, worked, asia, south, america, among, first, europeans, explore, fauna, korean, peninsula, collecting, museum, count, władysław, michał, branicki, poland, from, 1885, 1888, number. Jan Kalinowski 17 May 1857 June 1941 was a Polish explorer and collector of biological specimens who worked in Asia and South America He was among the first Europeans to explore the fauna of the Korean Peninsula collecting for the museum of Count Wladyslaw Michal Branicki of Poland from 1885 to 1888 A number of species described from his collections have been named after him including Kalinowski s mastiff bat Mormopterus kalinowskii Thomas 1893 Kalinowski s Oldfield mouse Thomasomys kalinowskii Thomas 1894 Kalinowski s agouti Dasyprocta kalinowskii Thomas 1897 and Kalinowski s mouse opossum Hyladelphys kalinowskii Hershkovitz 1992 1 Kalinowski was born in Okuniew where his father was a forester He began to work for Wladyslaw Taczanowski at the Zoological Museum in Warsaw His first collecting expedition sponsored by Count Konstanty Branicki 1824 1884 was into Kamchatka with Benedict Dybowski He stayed on from 1883 after Dybowski returned and explored Japan and Korea He collected numerous insects and birds The specimens he collected were examined and found to be new species by the Russian entomologist General Oktawiusz Radoszkowski Kalinowski returned to Warsaw in 1888 and was tasked by Taczanowski to collect in Peru Here he met and married Maria Villamonte settling in Peru He set up a hacienda La Cadena and continued to collect specimens and sent them to museums in Europe and America 2 He was supported by wealthy European museum collectors including Ksawery Branicki 1864 1926 and Hans von Berlepsch 3 Kalinowski died in June 1941 in Peru leaving behind his wife and eighteen children One of his descendants was the naturalist collector and taxidermist Celestino Kalinowski Villamonte 1924 1986 who worked for the conservation and establishment of Manu National Park 4 References Edit Beolens Bo Watkins Michael Grayson Michael 2009 The Eponym Dictionary of Mammals JHU Press p 218 Shydlovskyy I Zatushevskyy A 2015 Jan Kalinowski outstanding naturalist of Far East and South America Contribution of Amateur Naturalists Into Biological Diversity Studies Proceed Intern Scien Conf Devoted to the 200th Anniversary of Lajos Vagner s Birthday 14 16 May 2015 PDF Beregszasz Ukraine pp 93 95 Andrzej Wadas 2009 The letters of Jan Kalinowski from Korea 1885 1887 some remarks on early contacts between Poland and Korea Przeglad Orientalistyczny 1 2 17 28 Ramos Jose Gutierrez 2016 La coleccion del Museo Celestino Kalinowski del parque de las leyendas 2005 Lima Peru Sagasteguiana in Spanish 4 1 1 24 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Jan Kalinowski amp oldid 1122187834, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
