Students from Poznań 1490-1505. Social background and careers Cover Image

S tudenci z Poznania w latach 1490-1505. Pochodzenie społeczne i kariery
Students from Poznań 1490-1505. Social background and careers

Author(s): Michał Bartoszak
Contributor(s): Rafał T. Prinke (Translator)
Subject(s): Social history, Higher Education , History of Education, 15th Century, 16th Century, Sociology of Education
Published by: Instytut Historii im. Tadeusza Manteuffla Polskiej Akademii Nauk
Keywords: Middle Ages; Poznań; history of universities; social history; sociology of education;

Summary/Abstract: The paper discusses the studies of 48 sons of burghers from Poznań, matriculated at various universities during the years 1490-1505. The analyses cover their social standing – the Stratification is based on the professions and wealth of their fathers and their participation in the municipal governing bodies. Next comes the analysis of the role of university education in advancing to the elites ruling the city. The attached catalogue contains biographic sketches of 48 students with details of their families and further careers

  • Issue Year: 2022
  • Issue No: 88
  • Page Range: 123-166
  • Page Count: 44
  • Language: Polish