Polish Scholarship Holders and Members of Scientific Research Expeditions to Greece in the 2nd Half of the 19th and Early 20th Centuries

Abstract

The paper points out the Poles' interest in ancient Greek culture. Since the mid-nineteenth century Polish trips to Greece have changed their profile. Poles began to take part in archeological excavations and travelled to Greece by scholarships and research grants. It broadened the interest in ancient culture among the population of partitioned Poland. What made possible such scholar travels and expeditions was the rise of modern Greek state, which allowed several european archeological stations to operate on its territory. In Athens there were outposts of German and Austro-Hungarian scientific institutions which also attracted Polish researchers.

A few dozens can be figured as the most probable evaluation of the number of Polish travellers to Greece in the 2nd half of the 19th and in the beginnings of the 20th centuries. Having returned from their trips they published studies and reports which popularized ideas of Ancient Greece and the Greek Islands.