Oleksander Barvinsky
Oleksandr Barvinsky | |
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Олександр Барвінський | |
Oleksandr Barvinsky in 1904. | |
| Secretary of Education of West Ukraine | |
| In office November 9, 1918 – January 4, 1919 | |
| Prime Minister | Kost Levytsky |
| Preceded by | post created |
| Succeeded by | Ahenor Artymovych |
| Chairman of Shevchenko Scientific Society | |
| In office 1893–1897 | |
| Preceded by | Julian Celewycz |
| Succeeded by | Mykhailo Hrushevsky |
| Leader of Catholic Social Movement | |
| In office 1896–1926 | |
| Deputy of Imperial Council | |
| In office 1891–1907 | |
| In office 1917–1918 | |
| Deputy of Galician Diet | |
| In office 1894–1904 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Oleksandr Hryhorovych Barvinsky 8 June 1847 Shliakhtyntsi, Kingdom of Galicia and Lodomeria, Austria-Hungary (now Shliakhtyntsi, Ternopil Raion, Ternopil Oblast, Ukraine) |
| Died | 25 December 1926 (aged 79) Lwow, Poland (now Lviv, Lviv Raion, Lviv Oblast, Ukraine) |
| Nationality | Ukrainian |
| Political party | Christian Social Party |
| Alma mater | Lviv University |
| Occupation | Academician, politician, pedagogue |
Oleksandr Hryhorovych Barvinsky (Ukrainian: Олександр Григорович Барвiнський) (June 8, 1847 – December 25, 1926) was an important western Ukrainian cultural figure and politician, a founder of the Christian Social Party in western Ukraine. He also was a member of the Austrian parliament, chaired the Shevchenko Scientific Society and held the post of secretary of education and religious affairs of the West Ukrainian National Republic. It was during his chairmanship that the Shevchenko Scientific Society was turned into a well established academy of sciences.