Bronislaw Gembazzewski ( Polish: Bronisław Gembarzewski ; May 30, 1872, St. Petersburg - December 11, 1941, Warsaw) - Polish military historian, museum specialist, long-term director of the National Museum and first director of the Museum of the Polish Army in Warsaw. Colonel sapper troops.
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| polish Bronisław Gembarzewski | |
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| Date of Birth | May 30, 1872 |
| Place of Birth | St. Petersburg |
| Date of death | December 11, 1941 (69 years old) |
| A place of death | Warsaw |
| Citizenship |  |
| Nationality |  Russian empire |
| Occupation | military historian, museum specialist |
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Content
- 1 Biography
- 2 Museum activities
- 3 Selected Bibliography
- 4 Awards
- 5 Links
Biography
From the nobles. He studied at the gymnasiums of Warsaw and Tsarskoye Selo . Later he studied painting at the Imperial Academy of Arts (1892-1894), continued his studies at the Paris Conservatory of Arts and Crafts (1895-1896). He took painting lessons from V. Gerson . Landscape painter .
Before the outbreak of World War I, he streamlined the collections of the National Polish Museum in Rapperswil ( Switzerland ).
In 1914 he was drafted into the Russian imperial army, served as captain of the sapper forces. In 1915-1916 - worked in the commission for the protection of architectural monuments in Warsaw.
From 1916 to 1936 - Director of the capital's National Museum . Since 1920, he simultaneously directed the Museum of the Polish Army in Warsaw.
In 1913 he became chairman, and then an honorary member of the Society for Guardianship of Historical Monuments of Warsaw , took part in the work of the Imperial Military-Historical Society in St. Petersburg.
Since 1916 - a full member of the Warsaw Scientific Society. Since 1921 - Colonel of the Polish Army. Since 1927 - retired.
After the occupation of Warsaw by the Nazis, Pawiak was arrested and imprisoned. After his release, he took part in actions to rescue historical exhibits of the capital's museum of the Polish Army.
He died in 1941.
Museum Activities
B. Gembazhevsky - one of the founders of the Museum of the Polish Army, the organizer of the iconographic archive, made an inventory of the museum's collections from the 18th and first half of the 19th centuries. until 1926. He organized a series of exhibitions of historical values collected there. Researcher and bibliographer of the military history of Poland. He was a consultant to the writer S. Zheromsky when he wrote the novel Ashes.
Selected Bibliography
The author of a number of publications on the history, weapons, ammunition and uniforms of the Polish army.
- Zabytki wojskowe polskie . (1894-1896)
- Źródła do historii pułku lekkokonnego gwardii . (1897)
- Wojsko polskie. Królestwo Polskie 1815-1830 (1903)
- Wojsko polskie. Księstwo Warszawskie 1807-1814 (1905)
- Dzieje wojen i wojskowości w Polsce (1923)
- Kopja a lanca (1921)
- Rodowody pułków polskich i oddziałów równorzędnych od r. 1717 do r. 1831 (1926)
- Muzeum Wojska . Warszawa. (1929)
- Pułki kaliskie w roku 1831 . (1930)
- Husarze. Ubiór, oporządzenie i uzbrojenie 1500-1775 . (1939)
- Żołnierz polski. Ubiór, uzbrojenie i oporządzenie wojska polskiego od XI wieku do 1831 roku . (1960-1966, 4 volumes )
Rewards
- Commander's Cross of the Order of the Renaissance of Poland (1922)
- Knight of the Legion of Honor (1922)
Links
- Dzieje Muzeum Wojska Polskiego (Polish)