Yakiv Holovatsky

Ukrainian writer and academic (1814-1888)
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Summary

Yakiv Holovatsky was born on October 17, 1814[1], in Chepeli[2]. He died on May 13, 1888[3], in Vilnius[4]. He worked as an anthropologist[5], linguist[6], poet[7], journalist[8], and professor[9]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (130 views/month, #7,293 of 1,000,298).[10]

Key Facts

  • Place of burial: Euphrosyne Cemetery in Vilnius[11]
  • Country of citizenship: Austrian Empire[12], Austria–Hungary[13], Russian Empire[14]
  • Occupation: writer[15], politician[16], historian[17], priest[18], literary historian[19], ethnologist[20]
  • Position held: Member of the Diet of Galicia and Lodomeria[21], rector of Lviv University[22]
  • Employer: Lviv University[23]
  • Educated at: Lviv University[24], Eötvös Loránd University[25]
  • Award received: Уваровская премия[26], Order of St. Vladimir, 4th class[27], Order of Saint Stanislaus[28]
  • Member of: Ruthenian Triad[29]
  • Religion or worldview: Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church[30]
  • Sex or gender: male[31]
  • Commons category: Yakiv Holovatskyi[32]
  • Academic degree: professor[33]
  • Family name: Holovatskyi[34]
  • Given name: Yakiv[35]
  • Described by source: Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[36], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[37], Yuzhakov Big Encyclopedia[38]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: Ukrainian[39]
  • Sibling: Ivan Fjodorovič Hołovacký[40]
  • On focus list of Wikimedia project: WikiProject Ukraine[41]

Why It Matters

Yakiv Holovatsky has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[42] He is known by 51 alternative names across languages and contexts.[43]

FAQs

Where was Yakiv Holovatsky born?

Yakiv Holovatsky was born in Chepeli[2].

Where did Yakiv Holovatsky die?

Yakiv Holovatsky died in Vilnius[4].

What did Yakiv Holovatsky do for work?

Yakiv Holovatsky worked as an anthropologist[5], linguist[6], poet[7], journalist[8], and professor[9].

Where did Yakiv Holovatsky go to school?

Yakiv Holovatsky was educated at Lviv University[24] and Eötvös Loránd University[25].

What awards did Yakiv Holovatsky receive?

Honors received include Уваровская премия[26], Order of St. Vladimir, 4th class[27], and Order of Saint Stanislaus[28].

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  3. [31] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  16. [15] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  20. [19] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [20] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  27. [28] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  38. [39] ↑ . IdRef. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  39. [40] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  40. [41] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [10] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [42] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [43] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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    Occupation → anthropologist, linguist, poet +8
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  7. 24w ago · Bargioni · 2026-05-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sibling → Ivan Fjodorovič Hołovacký
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