Kolberg i Gloger

Abstract

Oskar Kolberg and Zygmunt Gloger are the two best known Polish ethnographers of the 19th century. Despite the large age difference between them – they were born 31 years apart – they worked together, exchanged letters, and even maintained close friendship. Oskar Kolberg authored the definitive guide to Poland’s 19th-century folk culture. Zygmunt Gloger, meanwhile, was considered the father of local lore studies in Poland. He was also interested in archaeology and history. Both Kolberg and Gloger were Polish patriots, considering themselves “Poles by choice”, as each had “foreign” roots.