FINKEL Ludwik dr. Trenches of the Holy Trinity. Two episodes from the history of Poland, an imprint from Przewodnik Naukowy i Literacki, from the printing house of W. Łoziński, Lviv 1889;author' s handwritten dedication to Czołowski; includes p. -b. illustrations(Ruins of the church in Okopy) and two plans - Okopy Św. Trójcy (Traces of fortification.) by Czołowski and Surroundings of Kamieniec (from the end of the 17th century.); 69 pp, st. bdb., hardcover, half cloth binding, gilt title on spine, block loosened, 16d. format. Uncommon.
Ludwik Finkel (1858-1930) was a Polish historian and creator of the Bibliography of Polish History. He was born in Bursztyn, and his father was a court assistant professor. After graduating from high school in Ternopil, he studied at the University of Lviv, where he attended lectures by Ksawery Liske and Roman Pilat. In 1875 he founded the secret self-education circle Brothers of Freedom, which spread historical and literary ideas. He was one of the founders of the Circle of Historians at the Academic Reading Room. He actively researched Polish historiography, and his works had a major impact on the development of historical science in Poland. [PSB]
