Yakiv Holovatsky
Yakiv Holovatsky | |
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| Native name | Яків Головацький |
| Born | 17 October 1814 |
| Died | 13 May 1888 (aged 73) |
| Pen name | Havrylo Rusyn |
| Occupation | historian, literary scholar, ethnographer, linguist, bibliographer, lexicographer, poet, priest, and pedagogue |
| Citizenship | Austria-Hungary |
| Education | Theological Seminary (Lviv) |
| Alma mater | University of Lviv (1841) |
| Literary movement | Ruthenian Triad, later Pan-Slavism |
| Notable works | The Dniester Nymph, 1836 |
Yakiv Holovatsky or Yakov Golovatsky (Ukrainian: Яків Головацький, Russian: Яков Головацкий; 17 October 1814 – 13 May 1888) was a Galician historian, literary scholar, ethnographer, linguist, bibliographer, lexicographer, poet and leader of Galician Russophiles. He was a member of the Ruthenian Triad, one of the most influential Ukrainian literary groups in the Austrian Empire.