The Poznań Society of Friends of Learning or Poznań Society for the Advancement of Arts and Sciences (, ''PTPN'') is a
learned society
A learned society ( ; also scholarly, intellectual, or academic society) is an organization that exists to promote an academic discipline, profession, or a group of related disciplines such as the arts and sciences. Membership may be open to al ...
in
Poznań
Poznań ( ) is a city on the Warta, River Warta in west Poland, within the Greater Poland region. The city is an important cultural and business center and one of Poland's most populous regions with many regional customs such as Saint John's ...
,
Poland
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, established in 1857, by scholars and scientists in all branches of learning. It has been one of the largest and most important general learned organizations in Poland.
When founded in the 19th century, the Poznań Society was the chief Polish scientific and cultural organization in
Prussian Poland, and until the creation of
Kraków
, officially the Royal Capital City of Kraków, is the List of cities and towns in Poland, second-largest and one of the oldest cities in Poland. Situated on the Vistula River in Lesser Poland Voivodeship, the city has a population of 804,237 ...
's Academy of Learning (''
Akademia Umiejętności'') in 1871–73 it was the most important learned society in all the Polish lands. In addition to its learned activities, the Society collected and secured art works and Polish national mementos.
In 1919 the Society initiated the founding of
University of Poznań (currently Adam Mickiewicz University).
Presidents
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August Cieszkowski
Count August Dołęga Cieszkowski (; ; 12 September 1814 – 12 March 1894) was a Polish philosopher, economist and social and political activist. His Hegelian philosophy influenced the young Karl Marx and action theorists.
Biography
Cieszkowsk ...
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Tytus Działyński
Count Tytus Adam Działyński (1796–1861, son of Ksawery, father to Jan Kanty) was a Polish nobleman, political activist and protector of arts and a Prussian politician.
Biography
Tytus was born into the rich and influential Polish nobl ...
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August Cieszkowski
Count August Dołęga Cieszkowski (; ; 12 September 1814 – 12 March 1894) was a Polish philosopher, economist and social and political activist. His Hegelian philosophy influenced the young Karl Marx and action theorists.
Biography
Cieszkowsk ...
(second term)
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Karol Libelt
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Stanisław Egbert Koźmian,
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August Cieszkowski
Count August Dołęga Cieszkowski (; ; 12 September 1814 – 12 March 1894) was a Polish philosopher, economist and social and political activist. His Hegelian philosophy influenced the young Karl Marx and action theorists.
Biography
Cieszkowsk ...
(third term)
* Archbishop
Edward Likowski
Edward Likowski (26 October 1836 – 20 February 1915) was a Polish Catholic hierarch, who served as the archbishop of Gniezno and primate of Poland from 1914 until his death in 1915.
Biography
Likowski was born on 26 September 1836 in Wrzesni ...
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Heliodor Święcicki
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Bronisław Dembiński
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Zygmunt Lisowski
* Zygmunt Wojciechowski, Kazimierz Tymieniecki, Stefan Barbacki, Gerard Labuda, Zdzisław Kaczmarczyk, Zbigniew Zakrzewski.
Noted members
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August Cieszkowski
Count August Dołęga Cieszkowski (; ; 12 September 1814 – 12 March 1894) was a Polish philosopher, economist and social and political activist. His Hegelian philosophy influenced the young Karl Marx and action theorists.
Biography
Cieszkowsk ...
(1814–94), Polish philosopher, social and political activist, co-founder of the
Polish League (Liga Polska), co-founder and president of the
PTPN
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Stefan Cybichowski (1881-1940), Polish architect and social activist
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Tytus Działyński
Count Tytus Adam Działyński (1796–1861, son of Ksawery, father to Jan Kanty) was a Polish nobleman, political activist and protector of arts and a Prussian politician.
Biography
Tytus was born into the rich and influential Polish nobl ...
(1796–1861), Polish political activist, protector of arts
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Kazimierz Jarochowski (1828–88), Polish historian, publicist of the
Dziennik Poznański (Poznań Daily), co-founder of
PTPN
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Karol Libelt (1807–75), Polish philosopher, political and social activist, president of
PTPN
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Teofil Matecki (1810–86), Polish physician, social activist, member of PTPN, founder of the Adam Mickiewicz monument of Poznań
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Leon Wegner (1824–73), Polish economist and historian, co-founder of
PTPN
Periodicals
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Badania Fizjograficzne nad Polską Zachodnią''
* ''
Roczniki Historyczne''
* ''
Roczniki Dziejów Społecznych i Gospodarczych''
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Slavia Occidentalis''
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Lingua Posnaniensis''
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Studia Automatyki''
See also
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Warsaw Society of Friends of Learning
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Academy of Sciences
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Polish Academy of Learning
The Polish Academy of Arts and Sciences or Polish Academy of Learning (, PAU), headquartered in Kraków and founded in 1872, is one of two institutions in contemporary Poland having the nature of an academy of sciences (the other being the Po ...
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Polish Academy of Sciences
The Polish Academy of Sciences (, PAN) is a Polish state-sponsored institution of higher learning. Headquartered in Warsaw, it is responsible for spearheading the development of science across the country by a society of distinguished scholars a ...
References
External links
Official website
Annals of the Society of Friends of Poznań Sciences
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Society of Friends of Learning
Learned societies of Poland
Grand Duchy of Posen