Mykolas Römeris – Vytauto didžiojo universiteto rektorius
Mykolas Römeris, Rector of Vytautas Magnus University

Summary/Abstract: Apie Mykolą Römerį rašyta gana daug. Dažniausiai tai biografiniai leidiniai ar teisinę jo veiklą tiriančios studijos. Nemažai tyrinėta ir ankstyvoji jo veikla (iki 1920 m.) – asmenybės susiformavimas, krajovcinės ideologijos atsiradimas, raida. Visgi studijų, tiriančių jo, kaip rektoriaus, veiklą, praktiškai nėra, išskyrus keletą užuominų kitame kontekste. Todėl šis darbas turėtų bent iš dalies užpildyti esamą spragą. Šio darbo tikslas – aprašyti ir panagrinėti Mykolo Römerio rektoriavimą iš pradžių Lietuvos, o vėliau Vytauto Didžiojo universitete. Mykolas Römeris was one of the most exceptional and colorful personalities in the history of Lithuania. Even before the First World War he was positively involved in politics and distinguished himself as an eloquent publicist. Later he became known as a good constitutional law expert, a pedagogue, and a university manager. Römeris was very active and talented in various fields. Practically all his life he was involved in at least several activities at any given time, and during the period of the First Republic of Lithuania in particular he managed to achieve a lot. Mykolas Römeris was elected rector of Vytautas Magnus University (VMU) for three terms in 1927 – 1928, 1933 – 1936, and 1936 – 1939. Here he distinguished himself as a good pedagogue, an authoritative specialist, a great organizer, and an influential social force. Although the period during which Römeris served as university rector was quite exceptional, his activities in those years have not been sufficiently studied. This essay attempts to begin filling this historiographical gap by analyzing VMU Senate reports, memoirs of Römeris’s contemporaries, interwar press articles, and other sources.

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