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Apr 18, 1814 Lahojsk, Minsk Region, Belarus Died on 25 Aug 1873 (aged 59)
Polish noble and archaeologist
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About Eustachy Tyszkiewicz
- Count Eustachy Tyszkiewicz, Leliwa coat of arms, (18 April 1814 – 27 August 1873) was a Polish nobleman, Russian government official, archaeologist and historian of the former Grand Duchy of Lithuania and White Ruthenia, incorporated into the Russian Empire after the Partitions of Poland.
- He is considered the first archaeologist to have undertaken a systematic study of historical sites in Belarus and Lithuania, and was highly influential on succeeding generations of archaeologists.
- In 1855 he founded the Museum of Antiquities in Vilnius (Vilna, Wilno), which is regarded as the predecessor institution of the National Museum of Lithuania.
- He donated his personal collection of archaeological and historical artifacts to start the museum.
- He was a younger brother of historian Konstanty Tyszkiewicz.
