ury łow icz ▁( ; ▁ 2 6 ▁August ▁ 1 8 9 5 ▁– ▁ 2 8 ▁January ▁ 1 9 7 8 ) ▁was ▁a ▁Polish ▁lingu ist ▁who ▁studied ▁Ind o - Europe an ▁languages . ▁ ▁Life ▁Born ▁in ▁Stanis lau , ▁Austria – H ung ary ▁( now ▁I vano - Fran k iv sk , ▁Ukraine ), ▁he ▁is ▁considered ▁the ▁most ▁out standing ▁contemporary ▁Polish ▁historical ▁lingu ist , ▁struct ural ist ▁and ▁language ▁the or etic ian , ▁deeply ▁interested ▁in ▁the ▁studies ▁of ▁Ind o - Europe an ▁languages . ▁He ▁studied ▁at ▁the ▁Vienna ▁University ▁of ▁Econom ics ▁and ▁Business ▁( 1 9 1 3 – 1 9 1 4 ), ▁and ▁then , ▁after ▁World ▁War ▁I , ▁continued ▁his ▁studies ▁at ▁L w ów ▁University , ▁where ▁his ▁unusual ▁language ▁skills ▁drew ▁the ▁attention ▁of ▁some ▁prominent ▁lingu ists . ▁As ▁a ▁result , ▁he ▁was ▁granted ▁a ▁scholar ship ▁in ▁Paris . ▁This ▁gave ▁him ▁an ▁opportunity ▁to ▁qual ify ▁as ▁a ▁university ▁professor ▁of ▁Ind o - Europe an ▁lingu istics ▁soon ▁after ▁his ▁return ▁to ▁Poland . ▁After ▁obtain ing ▁the ▁title , ▁he ▁became ▁a ▁professor ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁L w ów . ▁Later ▁on , ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 6 - 4 8 ▁K ury łow icz ▁filled ▁in ▁for ▁Dr ▁Kr zyż an owski ▁at ▁the ▁Institute ▁of ▁English ▁Phil ology ▁in ▁W roc ław . ▁Finally , ▁he ▁moved ▁to ▁Krak ów