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Title:

The Contribution of the Professors of the Main School of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania to the Progress of Natural Science

Group publication title:

Розвиток польської та українськоїосвіти і педагогічної думки (ХІХ–ХХІ ст.) Т. 9

ORCID:

0000-0002-4674-8669

Subject and Keywords:

Main School of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania   natural sciences   Jean Emmanuel Gilibert   Johann Georg Adam Forster   Stanisław Bonifacy Jundziłł

Abstract:

During the time of the Commission of National Education the former jezuite Academy of Vilnius was restructured and renamed Main School of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania. Its rector Marcin Poczobut (1728–1810) took care to make new enlightenment sciences and medicine available to the students. Emphasis was put especially on natural science, which comprised mineralogy, zoology and botany. There were, however, no specialists in Lithuania, so they had to be sought outside.The leading professors of this disciplines were the naturalist dr Jean Emmanuel Gilibert (1741–1814) and Johann Georg Adam Forster (1754–1794), naturalist and travel writer, who took part in James Cook’s (1728–1779) second journey to the Pacific. They helped create the botanical garden and the cabinet of natural history. They also contributed to the first geological, botanical and zoological studies in Lithuania, publishing the results of their research.The largest contribution to the development of natural science was brought by Stanisław Bonifacy Jundziłł (1761–1847) – Forster’s student, who directed the Natural History Department, took care of the garden and cabinet as well as published his research.Showing a full picture of the natural sciences in Vilnius calls for a further archive research. Emphasis should be put on the analysis of the contacts of the Main School’s professors with academic centres in Europe.

Place of publishing:

Wrocław

Publisher:

Instytut Pedagogiki Uniwersytetu Wrocławskiego

Date issued:

2021

Resource Type:

text

Detailed Type:

chapter

Format:

pdf

DOI:

10.34616/22.22.429

Language:

pol

Abstract Language :

eng

Relation:

Rozwój polskiej i ukraińskiej teorii i praktyki pedagogicznej na przestrzeni XIX–XXI wieku T. 9, s. 203-216

Rights holder:

Copyright by Instytut Pedagogiki Uniwersytetu Wrocławskiego

Autor opisu:

B.Z.