The Іnternational Сonference for the 100th anniversary of Omeljan Pritsak's Birth

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April 7, 2019 is the one-hundredth anniversary of the birth of Omeljan Pritsak. On May 29-31, 2019, the National University of "Kyiv-Mohyla academy" will host a conference to commemorate the life and work of Omeljan Pritsak, a prominent scholar of the twentieth century. 

April 7, 2019 is the one-hundredth anniversary of the birth of Omeljan Pritsak. His achievements in science and social activities are supplemented with the unique library collection, accumulated over the course of his career, along with the archive and the art collection. Since 2007, Pritsak’s library, private archive and art collection have been transferred to the National University of Kyiv-Mohyla Academy, and now are open to the public. 

In 2009, in honour of Omeljan Pritsak, Research Center for Oriental Studies was founded in 2009 in the National University of "Kyiv-Mohyla academy". The Center's mission is to support Oriental studies activities and achievements in the National University of "Kyiv-Mohyla academy" and in Ukraine in general by organizing academic events, supporting and assisting academic publishing processes, providing access and promoting scholarly heritage of Omeljan Pritsak.

May 29-31, 2019, the National University of "Kyiv-Mohyla academy" will host a conference to commemorate the life and work of Omeljan Pritsak, a prominent scholar of the twentieth century, professor at Hamburg University, University of Washington (Seattle), Harvard University, Taras Shevchenko Kyiv University, the founder and the first director of the Harvard Ukrainian Research Institute and Ahatanhel Krymsky Institute of Oriental Studies (Ukraine). Pritsak died May 29, 2006, in Boston. He was 87. 

The conference will focus on Pritsak’s scholarly legacy, Ukrainian Studies, Turkic Studies, Jewish Studies. For all interested please fill out the Form. 

Speakers and guests are invited to attend Omeljan Pritsak's Memorial Library to observe exhibition of unique handwritten, printed, archive materials and works of art from the Pritsak's private collection. 
As part of the conference, it is also expected to familiarize the participants with Omeljan Pritsak's memorial Library, exhibitions of unique handwritten, printed, archival materials and artistic works from the collection of the scientist.

Read more - at Conference website: https://pritsak100.ukma.edu.ua