He was born on 7 November 1837 and hailed from an aristocratic family. His father was Jan Bogdan and mother Gabriela
née Małachowska. He had two brothers: Jan and Juliusz. He attended St. Anne Gymnasium between 1850–1854 and later studied law and philology at the
Jagiellonian University (1855–1858). In the course of his studies he made several trips abroad including to
Egypt and the
Holy Land. He continued his philological education in
Vienna and became involved in the activities of
Hotel Lambert. During his stay in
Paris he worked in the political bureau of the organization and collaborated with
Julian Klaczko and
Valerian Kalinka. During the
January Uprising, Tarnowski was connected with the (
White)
liberal-
conservative political faction. He was imprisoned from 1863 to 1865 by the
Austrian authorities. After his release from prison in
Olomouc, he returned to the country and together with Stanisław Koźmian,
Józef Szujski and Ludwik Wodzicki he founded the
Przegląd Polski quarterly. The first copy was issued on 1 July 1866. In 1868, he co-authored
Teka Stańczyka, a series of satirical
pamphlets on the political situation in
Galicia published in the
Przegląd magazine. From 1867 Tarnowski served as member of the
Sejm in Galicia. In 1885 he became a member of the
Herrenhaus in
Vienna. Between 1871 and 1909, he was a professor and twice
Rector of Jagiellonian University. From 1873 he was a member, and from 1890 to 1917 chairman, of the
Akademia Umiejetnosci (Polish Academy of Learning). He died in 1918 in Kraków and was buried at the
Rakowicki Cemetery in the Branicki family tomb. In 1937, his family transferred his body to the
Sanctuary of Our Lady of Dzików in his hometown. ==Works==