Michał Mikołaj Ogiński

Michał Mikołaj Ogiński (Lithuanian: Mykolas Mikalojus Oginskis; April 25, 1849 – March 24, 1902) was a Polish-Lithuanian noble, marshal of the Telšiai county's nobility, cultural activist.

[3] On July 22, 1876, he married Maria Skórzewska, daughter of Zygmunt Skórzewski, 2nd Ordynat of Radomice-Czerniejów [pl], and Konstancja, née Potulicka.

Ogiński founded a private orchestra and a music school, where Lithuania's most prominent composer Mikalojus Konstantinas Čiurlionis took lessons in 1889–1893.

[6] Ogiński accumulated works of art, archaeological finds, hunting trophies, and a book collection.

[2] The collection included paintings by Marcello Bacciarelli, Bernardo Bellotto, Johann Baptist von Lampi the Elder.

In 1892, Michał and Bohdan Ogińskis together Józef Tyszkiewicz [lt] from the nearby Kretinga Manor built a private 50-kilometre (31 mi) long telephone line connecting their estates.