Born in 1839 in a territorial family in
Jaroszewice. He was the son of
Julian Malinowski (
Pobóg coat of arms) and Ewa née Górski (granddaughter of
Marcin Koźmian, who was the uncle of
Kajetan Koźman, a literary critic and poet). His family lost its estate due to repression by
partitioning powers, but also due to their own irresponsibility. He had to earn a living by education. He finished grammar-school with highest estimations from all objects. In 1861 he started Preparatory Courses in Warsaw, and the following year he joined the
Warsaw University and in 1867 he graduated from the Faculty of History and Philology, receiving a master's degree in philological and historical sciences based on a historical dissertation: "On the conversion of Pomeranian Slavs by St. Otto ". After receiving the scholarship, he supplemented his studies in
Berlin,
Jena,
St. Petersburg,
Moscow and
Leipzig, dealing with dialectology and conducting linguistic research in
Silesia and
Spis. In 1873 he published the first study of Polish regional dialects. In 1876 he obtained the title of associate professor, and in 1877 he became the Chair of Slavonic Philology at the
Jagiellonian University. On 30 June 1877 he became a member of the
Academy of Learning. In 1883 he obtained the title of full professor. On 4 April 1884 his only son
Bronisław Malinowski was born. Lucjan Malinowski died on 15 January 1898 in Krakow of a heart attack. He was buried at the
Rakowicki Cemetery in headquarters VIII. == Publications ==