Lubranski Academy
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The Lubrański Academy was a university college
that was established in 1518 in Poznań
by Bishop Jan Lubrański
. It was the first school with university aspirations in Poznań (in fact it was not a full university).
The Lubrański Academy aimed at independence from the Kraków Academy
but was finally transformed into a faculty of the Kraków Academy. Before that the Lubrański Academy comprised six schools: of philosophy, logic, mathematics, languages (Latin, Greek), law, and rhetoric.
The Academy's main building was remodeled in the 17th and 18th centuries.
In 1780 the Academy was merged with the Jesuit Collegium Posnaniae.
Today the Lubrański Academy's building holds the museum of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Poznań.
University college
The term "university college" is used in a number of countries to denote college institutions that provide tertiary education but do not have full or independent university status. A university college is often part of a larger university...
that was established in 1518 in Poznań
Poznan
Poznań is a city on the Warta river in west-central Poland, with a population of 556,022 in June 2009. It is among the oldest cities in Poland, and was one of the most important centres in the early Polish state, whose first rulers were buried at Poznań's cathedral. It is sometimes claimed to be...
by Bishop Jan Lubrański
Jan Lubranski
Jan Lubrański was a Polish bishop, politician and diplomat. His coat of arms was Godziemba.Lubrański was bishop of Płock between 1497–1498 and bishop of Poznań since 1498, founder of many churches in his dioceses, initiator of the reconstruction of the Poznań cathedral...
. It was the first school with university aspirations in Poznań (in fact it was not a full university).
History
The Academy's first rector was the Poznań humanist Tomasz Bederman. Another prominent lecturer was Grzegorz of Szamotuły.The Lubrański Academy aimed at independence from the Kraków Academy
Jagiellonian University
The Jagiellonian University was established in 1364 by Casimir III the Great in Kazimierz . It is the oldest university in Poland, the second oldest university in Central Europe and one of the oldest universities in the world....
but was finally transformed into a faculty of the Kraków Academy. Before that the Lubrański Academy comprised six schools: of philosophy, logic, mathematics, languages (Latin, Greek), law, and rhetoric.
The Academy's main building was remodeled in the 17th and 18th centuries.
In 1780 the Academy was merged with the Jesuit Collegium Posnaniae.
Today the Lubrański Academy's building holds the museum of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Poznań.
Alumni
- Józef Struś - scientist, mayor of Poznań.
- Klemens JanickiKlemens JanickiKlemens Janicki was one of the most outstanding Latin poets of the 16th century. -Biography:Janicki was born in Januszkowo, a village near Żnin, Poland, to a peasant family...
- poet - Łukasz Opaliński - poet and writer
- Jan ŚniadeckiJan SniadeckiJan Śniadecki was a Polish mathematician, philosopher and astronomer at the turn of the 18th and 19th centuries.-Life:Born in Żnin, Śniadecki studied at Kraków University and in Paris...
- astronomer and polymath