Dzieło Krzysztofa Kluka na tle rozwoju botaniki. Cz. I. Współczesny punkt widzenia

• Autorzy: Grębecka, W.

Warianty tytułu

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The work of Krzysztof Kluk vis-a-vis the history of botany

• Języki publikacji: PL

Abstrakty

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Krzysztof Kluk, the first Polish botanist and florist of the Enlightenment, lived and worked during the heyday of intellectual life in Poland. I lis life and activity have always attracted the interest of biographers: indeed, the first biography of the scientist was written by Szymon Bielski, when Kluk was still alive. However, the numerous details of his biography, including his life, education, successive phases of professional career, the conditions in which worked in the provinces, as well as the importance of his contacts with other scientists, make it now possible to present a more general, synthetic approach to the scientific phenomenon of Krzysztof Kluk. The present article is devoted to such a synthesis. The role of the scientists is discussed from three points of view: (i) firstly, the article presents the role played by Kluk in Polish botany, and the lasting contribution he made to it: ( ii) secondly, it considers Kluk’s work against the background of comparable work abroad, and gives an assessment of the quality of his work in this respect; (iii) thirdly, the article discusses the Kluk’s role in the intellectual life of his times. When viewed against such a broad background, Kluk’s unique position in Polish botany becomes even more salient. The ten years between 1781-1791 were one of the most important periods in the history of Polish botany. It was then that a foundation was laid for modern botanical writing. One of the works that contributed to the canon of such writing and opened the path to next generations of florists, was Krzysztof Kluk’s three-volume Dykcjonarz roślinny [A dictionary of plants] (1786-188). In recent years, world science has taken a keen interest in testimonies relating to the state of the natural environment in various periods of history. The renewed interest in the person and work of Krzysztof Kluk, which we are now observing in Poland, seems to be part of this current tendency in the history of science.

Słowa kluczowe

PL

botanika; przyroda; florystyka

EN

botany; nature; floristry

• Czasopismo: Kwartalnik Historii Nauki i Techniki
• Rocznik: 2000
• Tom: R. 45, nr 3/4
• Strony: 161--172
• Opis fizyczny: Bibliogr. 21 poz.

Twórcy

autor

Grębecka, W.

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