Jerzy Kotula
Jerzy Kotula | |
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Jerzy Kotula in 1876 | |
| Born | 1855 |
| Died | 29 July 1889 (aged 33–34) |
| Occupation(s) | bookseller, publisher |
| Father | Andrzej Kotula |
Jerzy Kotula (1855 – 29 July 1889) was a Polish bookseller and publisher.
He was a son of Andrzej Kotula. From the 1870s, he worked as an assistant bookseller in Cieszyn, and in 1883, he opened his own bookstore. Since 1879, he had been involved in publishing, releasing, among others, a brochure by Józef Ignacy Kraszewski titled W sprawie szkół ludowych na Śląsku (On the Matter of Folk Schools in Silesia). He also worked on Polish bibliographies in Slovanským katalogu bibliografickým and collaborated with the editorial team of the Geographical Dictionary of the Kingdom of Poland. He was a member of the Educational Society for the Duchy of Cieszyn and an activist of the Evangelical Society for Folk Education.