Reinhold Olesch

Reinhold Olesch was a linguist, Slavic studies Professor of University of Vienna. He researched the Slavonic dialects of Upper Silesia, which he recognized as his mother tongue. He published several works about them, including: "Die slawischen Dialekte Oberschlesiens" and "Beiträge zur oberschlesischen Dialektforschung – Die Mundart der Kobylorze".