Stanisław Moskal
Polish scientist and writer / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Stanisław Józef Moskal, alias Śledź Otrembus Podgrobelski (born 4 March 1935 in Kraków, died there on 8 May 2019) was a Polish scientist and writer, a rural sociologist, a professor of agricultural science, associated with the Agricultural University of Kraków. He researched cultural transformations and determinants of development in Polish villages, particularly the ecological awareness of its inhabitants. He was knowledgeable about the local subdialects of Podhale. A lover of mountains, ethnologist, and traveler. For many years, he studied the determinants of agricultural development in Algeria.
Stanisław Moskal Śledź Otrembus Podgrobelski | |
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Born | March 4, 1935 |
Died | May 8, 2019 Kraków |
Nationality | Polish |
Alma mater | Agricultural University of Kraków zootechnics Jagiellonian University sociology |
Awards | Cross of Merit |
Scientific career | |
Fields | agricultural science |
Thesis | (1970) |
Autograph | |
He authored Introduction to imaginescopy[1] in the form of a satirical treatise, the fictitious methodology and stylization of which were used by readers in various practical and theoretical applications. He created the character Jeremiasz Apollon Hytz, to whom he attributed many theses related to imaginescopy. The book, first published in 1977, became the subject of numerous literary, logological, and philosophical analyses, as well as a famous topic for many blogs. The concept of imaginescopy proved to be an inspiration for numerous and innovative artistic experiments. Interest in it has particularly developed in the 21st century.
The author's professional experience as a scientist and sociologist is reflected in the humorous scientific text, which is compared to the works of leading representatives of similar prose genres. The author wrote under the pseudonym "Śledź Otrembus Podgrobelski". In 2012, he also published a volume of his own memoirs.