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Die ersten Professorengenerationen an der Krakauer Universität im 15. Jahrhundert
The First Generations of Professors at the University of Kraków in the 15th Century

Author(s): Krzysztof Ożóg
Subject(s): Cultural history
Published by: Univerzita Karlova v Praze, Nakladatelství Karolinum
Keywords: university; Kraków; Prague; professor; faculty; generation; fifteenth century

Summary/Abstract: The study presents the first two generations of professors at the University of Kraków in the fifteenth century. The first generation was made up of Polish, Czech, and German professors from the University of Prague, who in the year 1400 organized the university in Kraków. The second generation of professors in Kraków formed thanks to years of work on the part of masters who came to Kraków from Prague and other European universities. Both generations had a decisive influence on the development of the University of Kraków in the fifteenth century.

  • Issue Year: 60/2020
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 15-25
  • Page Count: 11
  • Language: German