Oleksander Barvinsky

Oleksandr Barvinsky
Олександр Барвінський
Oleksandr Barvinsky in 1904.
Secretary of Education of West Ukraine
In office
November 9, 1918 – January 4, 1919
Prime MinisterKost Levytsky
Preceded bypost created
Succeeded byAhenor Artymovych
Chairman of Shevchenko Scientific Society
In office
1893–1897
Preceded byJulian Celewycz
Succeeded byMykhailo Hrushevsky
Leader of Catholic Social Movement
In office
1896–1926
Deputy of Imperial Council
In office
1891–1907
In office
1917–1918
Deputy of Galician Diet
In office
1894–1904
Personal details
BornOleksandr Hryhorovych Barvinsky
(1847-06-08)8 June 1847
Died25 December 1926(1926-12-25) (aged 79)
PartyChristian Social Party
Alma materLviv University
OccupationAcademician, politician, pedagogue
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Oleksandr Hryhorovych Barvinsky (Ukrainian: Олександр Григорович Барвiнський) (June 8, 1847 – December 25, 1926) was an important western Ukrainian cultural figure and politician, a founder of the Christian Social Party in western Ukraine. He also was a member of the Austrian parliament, chaired the Shevchenko Scientific Society and held the post of secretary of education and religious affairs of the West Ukrainian National Republic. It was during his chairmanship that the Shevchenko Scientific Society was turned into a well established academy of sciences.