Oskar Zlik’s letter to Felix Edouard Guérin-Ménevill in the collection of the Main Library of the National Museum of Natural History in Paris – an interesting testimony to the history of Silesian sericulture Cover Image

List Oskara Zlika do Felixa Edouarda Guérin-Ménevilla w zbiorach Biblioteki Głównej Narodowego Muzeum Historii Naturalnej w Paryżu – interesujące świadectwo historii śląskiego jedwabnictwa
Oskar Zlik’s letter to Felix Edouard Guérin-Ménevill in the collection of the Main Library of the National Museum of Natural History in Paris – an interesting testimony to the history of Silesian sericulture

Author(s): Piotr Daszkiewicz
Subject(s): Local History / Microhistory, Scientific Life
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Warmińsko-Mazurskiego w Olsztynie
Keywords: Oskar Zlik; Félix-Edouard Guérin-Méneville; Silesian sericulture; history of acclimatization; applied entomology

Summary/Abstract: This article presents a letter written by the Silesian teacher and naturalist Oskar Zlik to the French entomologist and silkworm specialist Félix-Edouard Guérin-Ménevill. Zlik was honored with mem- bership in the French Imperial Acclimatization Society. Japanese oak silkmoths were sent from Paris to Cieszyn, which enabled the introduction of this species to Silesia. The merits of Zlik’s scientific research and teaching, and the historical context of sericulture development were described.

  • Issue Year: XXV/2024
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 239-244
  • Page Count: 6
  • Language: Polish
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