Włodzimierz Dzieduszycki
Włodzimierz Dzieduszycki | |
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Portrait by Henryk Rodakowski (1880) | |
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| Born | 22 August 1825 Yaryshiv, Podolia Governorate |
| Died | 18 September 1899 (aged 74) Poturzyca, Partitioned Poland |
| Noble family | House of Dzieduszycki |
| Spouse(s) | Countess Alfonsyna Miączyńska |
| Issue | Klementyna Dzieduszycka Anna Dzieduszycka Maria Dzieduszycka Jadwiga Dzieduszycka |
| Father | Count Józef Kalasanty Dzieduszycki |
| Mother | Countess Paulina Działyńska |
Count Włodzimierz Ksawery Tadeusz Dzieduszycki (Polish pronunciation: [vwɔˈd͡ʑi.mjɛʂ d͡ʑɛ.duˈʂɨt͡s.ki]; 22 June 1825 – 18 September 1899) was a Polish noble, landowner, naturalist, political activist, collector and patron of arts of Ruthenian heritage. Włodzimierz became the first Ordynat of the Poturzyca estate. He was owner of the Poturzyca, Zarzecze, Kramarzowka, Markpol, Lachowice, Dobraczyn, Medowa, Jaryszow, Konarzewo, Gluszyn, Wiry and Szczytnik estates and a founder of the Natural History Museum in Lviv (Lwów). He was one of the first Polish magnates to replace serfdom on his estates.