I.V. Fabritsius (1882-1966): Archaeologist and Museologist

The article presents an outlined biography of Iryna Vasylivna Fabrytsius (1845—1895), a Ukrainian archaeologist, historian, and a museologist. As a result, not only the materials on I.V. Fabritsius’ family story are studied, but also her archaeological activity of many years is analyzed. I.V. Fabritsius’ life was conditionally divided into five stages: youth, the period of work under Viktor Hoshkevych’s direction, the period of management over Kherson Historic and Archaeological Museum, the years of work in Leningrad and Kyiv, and her life during the World War Two and after that. In the first part of the article, the authors managed to trace this scholar’s personal development under the influence of various life conditions. Her study and rise of her interest in history and archaeology are also analyzed. In the second and third parts of the paper the peculiarities of I.V. Fabritsius’ publications and the themes of her main works under the influence of V.I. Hoshkevych are described. In the fourth part, a scientific activity of I.V. Fabrisius in Leningrad and Kyiv and her work on The Archaeological Map of Ukrainian Black Sea Region are described. In the last part of the article, the materials on this scholar’s life during the period of the World War Two and in post-war period are presented. This paper is the first attempt to trace Iryna Vasylivna Fabrytsius’ life rout and scientific activity as a whole.