The Letters of Paul Edmund Strzelecki

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UNDER CONSTRUCTION 10/9/24

Contents

  1. Introduction
  2. Chronology
  3. References

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1. Introduction

The Polish explorer, scientist, diplomat and spy Paul (Pawel) Edmund Strzelecki is an enigma. Though he was a very public figure, he declared in his will that all his personal papers be destroyed. As a result, his is something of a mystery, and the only records we have of him of a personal nature are the few surviving items of correspondence with others, of comments about the man published in newspapers during his lifetime, or following his death in 1872 personal reminiscences by those who knew him. Many of these letters and comments are scattered throughout hard to locate publications and those few biographical texts that he been produced. As a result, the present writer felt the need to bring together any such letters to or from Strzelecki, and other relevant personal assessments of his work and character. These are reproduced below, chronologically from oldest to most recent.

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2. Chronology

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3. References

Organ, Michael, The 'Count' and Illawarra : Paul Edmund de Strzelecki's supposed excursion to Wollongong, December 1839 [webpage], The Author, University of Wollongong, 1998.

-----, ibid., Illawarra Historical Society Bulletin, November 1999 / November 2008, 67-75.

-----, Pawel "Paul" Edmund Strzelecki in the Illawarra, 6 November 2019. [Blog]

-----, Paul Edmund Strzelecki's contribution to Australian science, 28 March 2020. Speech prepared for the Strzelecki Festival, Omeo, 27-28 March 2020 - cancelled due to COVID-19 virus [Audio - Soundcloud]. YouTube video created by Dr. Ernestyna Skurjat-Kosek, President, Kosciuskzo Heritage Inc. [Audio / Video presentation]

-----, Pawel [Paul] Edmund Strzelecki in Australia, Strzelecki Festival 2021, Tumburumbah, Kosciusko Heritage Inc., 9 March 2021, duration: 5.51 minutes. Presentation of the Australian adventures and significance therein of the Polish scientist and explorer Paul Edmund Strzelecki. [Video]

-----, W.B. Clarke and Mount Kosciusko, 26 January 2022. Accounts of the geologist Clarke's visit to, and report up, the Snowy Mountains region of New South Wales during December 1851, with reference to Paul Edmund Strzelecki's visit there in 1840 and related Aboriginal names of geographical landmarks. [Blog]

-----, Paul (Pawel) Edmund Strzelecki - stamps, covers and postmarks, 29 January 2022. Tokens of fame of the Polish explorer, scientist and diplomat. [Blog]

-----, Eugene von Guérard's Mount Kosciusko from the north west print 1866, 30 March 2022. Historical analysis of the coloured lithograph from the artist's Australian Landscapes series, with special reference to Paul Edmund Strzelecki. [Blog]

-----, Paul Edmund Strzelecki - the Australian connection, Polish Society of Australia, Bryan Brown Theatre and Function Centre, Bankstown, 6 October 2023. [Presentation]

-----, Paul Edmund Strzelecki in the Illawarra, 7 September 2024, Illawarra Historical Society, Wollongong City Library. [Presentation]

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Last updated: 10 September 2024

Michael Organ, Australia

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