Jan Potocki

Jan Potocki was a Russian anthropologist, historian, writer, engineer and archaeologist (1761–1815). He was born at Pykiv and died at Uladivka.

Also recorded as Count Jan Potocki.

Overview

Born at Pykiv in 1761, died at Uladivka in 1815.

Identity and origins

The authorities additionally record the heading Count Jan Potocki. His recorded languages were Polish and French.

He was the child of Józef Potocki and Anna Teresa Ossolińska. He married Julia Lubomirska and Konstancja Potocka. 4 children are recorded: Alfred Wojciech Potocki, Artur Potocki, Andrzej Bernard Potocki and Thérèse Potocka.

Career and activity

Jan Potocki worked in travel, literature, history of Europe and aristocrat.

Recorded position is Deputy to the Sejm of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth. He belonged to Saint Petersburg Academy of Sciences, Austrian Empire, Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth and Russian Empire. He worked at Saint Petersburg.

Catalogued works

33 works under this name are catalogued by Wikidata Query Service and Open Library. Their recorded dates run from 1797 to 2004. The first 12 are listed here.

The Manuscript Found in Saragossa, dated 1797. Rękopis znaleziony w Saragossie. Dzień pierwszy. Voyage dans l'empire de Maroc. Manuscrit trouvé à Saragosse, dated 1962. Voyage en Turquie et en Égypte. Essay sur l'istoire universelle & recherches sur celle de la Sarmatie. Parades and Proverbs. Zaragoza'da Bulunmus El Yazmasi. Voyage Dans Quelques Parties de la Basse-Saxe Pour la Recherche des Antiquités Slaves Ou Vendes. Avadoro. Hafiz'in Yolculugu.

Literature

11 scholarly publications naming this subject were located in the registry of record.

Potocki, Jan Graf, Lexikon des gesamten Buchwesens Online. Jan Potocki i początki egiptologii, Meander, 2023. Jan Potocki, Kindler Kompakt: Horrorliteratur, 2017. Potocki, Jan, Kindlers Literatur Lexikon (KLL), 2020. Tradycja hermetyczna w Rękopisie znalezionym w Saragossie Jana Potockiego. Rekonesans problematyki, Postscriptum Polonistyczne, 2025. Okna Jana Potockiego, Teksty Drugie, 2020.

Digitised editions and texts

5 digitised items associated with this heading are catalogued by Internet Archive.

"Manuscrito Encontrado em Saragoza", com legendas em português (1964) — Internet Archive. The Saragossa Manuscript A Collection of Weird Tales (1966) — Internet Archive. Voyage dans les steps d'Astrakhan et du Caucase: Histoire primitive des peuples qui ont habité ... (1829) — Internet Archive. Dynasties du second livre de Manéthon (1836) — Internet Archive. Rękopis znaleziony w Saragossie (2015) — Internet Archive.

Evidence base

This article draws on 4 independent source lineages. Copies and mirrors of the same underlying record were collapsed into a single witness, so 4 means 4 genuinely separate publishers of record. 14 further registers were consulted and returned nothing for this heading.

In detail

the recorded working language is Polish and French.

The field of work recorded is travel, literature and history of Europe.

Residence is recorded at Saint Petersburg. Positions recorded include Deputy to the Sejm of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth. Membership is recorded of Saint Petersburg Academy of Sciences.

Distinctions recorded are Order of the White Eagle, Order of St. Vladimir, 1st class and Order of Saint Stanislaus.

Chronology

  1. 1761Jan Potocki born at Pykiv.
  2. 1797The Manuscript Found in Saragossa.
  3. 1815Jan Potocki died at Uladivka.
  4. 1829Voyage dans les steps d'Astrakhan et du Caucase: Histoire primitive des peuples qui ont habité ... digitised by Internet Archive.
  5. 1836Dynasties du second livre de Manéthon digitised by Internet Archive.
  6. 1962Manuscrit trouvé à Saragosse.
  7. 1964"Manuscrito Encontrado em Saragoza", com legendas em português digitised by Internet Archive.
  8. 1966The Saragossa Manuscript A Collection of Weird Tales digitised by Internet Archive.
  9. 2015Rękopis znaleziony w Saragossie digitised by Internet Archive.

Sources

Each source is named with the standing the house places on it, so the evidence can be weighed rather than taken on trust.

  • scholarly publication · Scholarly

    Jan Potocki i początki egiptologii, Meander, 2023

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  • scholarly publication · Scholarly

    Jan Potocki, Kindler Kompakt: Horrorliteratur, 2017

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  • Institutional database · Scholarly · Internet Archive

    Open Library author record for Jan Potocki (Internet Archive), 29 catalogued works.

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  • scholarly publication · Scholarly

    Potocki, Jan Graf, Lexikon des gesamten Buchwesens Online

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  • scholarly publication · Scholarly

    Potocki, Jan, Kindlers Literatur Lexikon (KLL), 2020

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  • Institutional database · Scholarly · Wikimedia Foundation

    Wikidata, structured authority record Q367109: Jan Potocki

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  • open access index · Unverified

    Directory of Open Access Journals lists 10 articles naming Jan Potocki.

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  • digital repository · Unverified

    Internet Archive, 5 digitised items catalogued under Jan Potocki as creator.

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  • reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikipedia

    “Jan Potocki”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading

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