JOACHIM LELEWEL
\d͡ʒˈə͡ʊəkˌɪm lˈɛluːə͡l], \dʒˈəʊəkˌɪm lˈɛluːəl], \dʒ_ˈəʊ_ə_k_ˌɪ_m l_ˈɛ_l_uː_əl]\
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A Polish patriot and historian; born at Warsaw, March 21, 1786; died at Paris, May 29, 1861. While a professor at Wilna he delivered a series of popular lectures on Polish history, which provoked interference by the Russian government; and later for his active participation in the revolution of 1830, he was compelled to leave his native country and locate in France and Belgium. Among his various works on Polish history and antiquities are: "Ancient Polish Bibliography" (1823-26); "History of Poland" (1829); "History of Lithuania and Little Russia" (1830); "Geography of the Arabs" (1851); "Geography of the Middle Ages" (1852-57).
By Charles Dudley Warner
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Snake's-head
- Guinea-hen flower; -- so called in England because its spotted petals resemble the scales of a snake's head.