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KOPERNICKI, Izydor. Czyżówka, Lesser Poland, Austro-Hungarian Empire (now Čiživka in Ukraine) 17.4.1825 — Cracow 24.9.1891. Polish Physician, Ethnologist and Romani scholar. Professor in Cracow. Son of Stanisław K.  Studied medicine at Kiev (Ky’iv) and worked then as physician. From 1871 living in Cracow, from 1878 Docent and 1886 Professor of Anthropology at Jagellonian University. Conducted field studies among Carpathian gipsies. He was also interested in physical anthropology and prehistoric archaeology.

Publications: Folklore publications and medical works in Polish.

– ”Characterisrics of the Calmucks. An Ethnological Study”, Popular Science Monthly 1, 1872, 419-434.

– Matériaux pour servir à l’étude de la langue des Tsiganes Polonais. 1:1-2. Textes Tsiganes / Teksty cygánskie. Cantos et poésies avec traduction française. 8+273 p. Mém. de la Comm. Or. de l’Acad. Polonaise 7. Cracow 1925-30.

Sources: *H. Asséo, “I.K. et les Roms de la Galice polonaise”, Études Tsiganes 48-49, 2011-12, 140-147; Polish and Russian Wikipedias, with photo.