The Main School of Warsaw () was an educational institution in Warsaw, Poland, operating from 1862 to 1869 with lectures conducted in Polish.
''Szkoła Główna Warszawska.''
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History
Established in June 1862 by the director of the Government Commission of Religious Denominations and Public Enlightenment, Aleksander Wielopolski
Margrave () Aleksander Ignacy Jan-Kanty Wielopolski (1803–1877) was a Polish aristocrat, owner of large estates, and the 13th lord of the manor of Pinczów. In 1862 he was appointed head of Poland's Civil Administration within the Russian Emp ...
, under the decree of Emperor Alexander II of Russia
Alexander II ( rus, Алекса́ндр II Никола́евич, Aleksándr II Nikoláyevich, p=ɐlʲɪˈksandr ftɐˈroj nʲɪkɐˈlajɪvʲɪtɕ; 29 April 181813 March 1881) was Emperor of Russia, Congress Poland, King of Poland and Grand Du ...
, the Warsaw Main School was created by reorganizing the dissolved Medical and Surgical Academy in 1862. It occupied the buildings of the University of Warsaw, which had been closed in 1831 by Russian authorities. The first rector was Józef Mianowski.
The institution was closed in November 1869 as part of the repressive measures following the January Uprising
The January Uprising was an insurrection principally in Russia's Kingdom of Poland that was aimed at putting an end to Russian occupation of part of Poland and regaining independence. It began on 22 January 1863 and continued until the last i ...
.
Faculties
* Law and Administration
* Philological-Historical
* Mathematical-Physical
* Medical
Bibliography
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References
External links
Wykaz Szkoły Głównej Warszawskiej. 1864−1869
– semester directories No. 2-10
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University of Warsaw
1862 establishments in Poland
1869 disestablishments in Poland