Background
He was born in Krzywicze in Russia (today"s Kryvičy, Belarus), and attended the University of Vilnius.
He was born in Krzywicze in Russia (today"s Kryvičy, Belarus), and attended the University of Vilnius.
Vilnius University.
From 1830 until 1844, he worked as a Russian diplomat in Iran. From 1852 until 1855, he worked for French Foreign Ministry in Paris. From 1857 until 1883 he succeeded Adam Mickiewicz in the chair of ic languages and literatures in the Collège de France.
Popular Poetry of.
Specimens of the popular poetry of, orally collected and translated with philological and historical notes. Specimens of the Popular Poetry of. Fairy Tales of the Peasants and Herdsmen.
The Twelve Months: A Legend appeared in Good Stories for Great Holidays, by Frances J. Saint
He was a member of the Filaret Association and the Institute of Oriental Studies that was attached to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Empire in Saint St. Petersburg. He was a member of the Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland and the Société de Linguistique de Paris.