Institution

Jagiellonian University

1364 · 14th century · Also known as University of Kraków, Kraków Academy

The Jagiellonian University in Kraków is the oldest university in Poland, founded by King Casimir III the Great in 1364 and refounded by Władysław II Jagiełło and Queen Jadwiga's bequest in 1400. Nicolaus Copernicus studied there in the 1490s. Under the partitions it remained a centre of Polish learning, especially in the Free City of Kraków and later in autonomous Galicia.

Mentioned in 2 state histories

Kingdom of Poland (1025-1385)Free City of Krakow

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