Eustachy Tyszkiewicz
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Count Eustachy Tyszkiewicz (1814, Lahojsk – 1874) was a Polish–Lithuanian noble, archaeologist and historian from the former Grand Duchy of Lithuania, then part of the Russian Empire. He was noted as the first archaeologist with academic and systematical approach to studies of in the Belarusian, Lithuanian, Latvian and Estonian lands, and had a great influence on the upcoming generations of archaeologists.[1]
Eustachy was a brother of historian Konstanty Tyszkiewicz.
In 1855 he founded the Archaeological Commission in Vilnius (Vilna). In 1858 he also founded the Museum of Antiquities (Muzeum Starożytności) there. In 1865, after Governor Mikhail Nikolayevich Muravyov transferred most valuable parts of collection to Moscow and closed the commission, Eustachy went to Biržai and spent most of his time there. He published a study on history of Biržai in 1869.[1] Tyszkiewicz died in Vilnius, and is buried in Rasos cemetery.
Remaining parts of the museum became the basis of the National Museum of Lithuania.
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- ^ a b Venclova, Tomas (2006). Vilniaus vardai. Vilnius: R. Paknio leidykla. p. 174. ISBN 9986-830-96-6.
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