Institution

University of Zagreb

1874 · 19th century

The University of Zagreb is the oldest and largest university in Croatia. It traces its origins to a Jesuit academy founded in 1669 and was opened as a modern university in 1874, with faculties of law, theology and philosophy, with the support of Bishop Josip Juraj Strossmayer. It has been a centre of Croatian scholarship and national life ever since.

University of Zagreb
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Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia

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The Epoch Institute. (2026). University of Zagreb. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/university-of-zagreb
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The Epoch Institute. “University of Zagreb.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. 2026. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/university-of-zagreb.
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