Włodzimierz Dzieduszycki

Włodzimierz Dzieduszycki
Portrait by Henryk Rodakowski (1880)
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Born(1825-08-22)22 August 1825
Yaryshiv, Podolia Governorate
Died18 September 1899(1899-09-18) (aged 74)
Poturzyca, Partitioned Poland
Noble familyHouse of Dzieduszycki
Spouse(s)Countess Alfonsyna Miączyńska
IssueKlementyna Dzieduszycka
Anna Dzieduszycka
Maria Dzieduszycka
Jadwiga Dzieduszycka
FatherCount Józef Kalasanty Dzieduszycki
MotherCountess 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.