Athenaeum Illustre

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higher education institution predecessor institution

Athenaeum Illustre was the 17th-century predecessor institution in Amsterdam that evolved into the modern University of Amsterdam.

Aliases (1)

Athenaeum Illustre of Amsterdam ×1

Statements (43)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	higher education institution → predecessor institution →
affiliation	Reformed tradition (theology teaching context) →
alsoKnownAs	Amsterdamse Atheneum Illustre → Athenaeum Illustre of Amsterdam →
city	Amsterdam →
country	Dutch Republic →
educationalLevel	university-level education →
educationalSystem	Dutch higher education system →
foundedBy	city of Amsterdam →
foundedIn	1632 →
governedBy	municipal authorities of Amsterdam →
grantedDegrees	not formally a full university in legal status →
hasSuccessor	University of Amsterdam →
hasType	urban athenaeum →
heritage	considered part of the institutional history of the University of Amsterdam →
historicalRole	forerunner of modern higher education in Amsterdam →
historicalSignificance	important center of learning in Amsterdam before establishment of a full university →
inception	1632 →
influenced	development of the University of Amsterdam →
languageOfInstruction	Dutch → Latin →
locatedIn	Amsterdam → Holland → Netherlands →
locatedInTime	Dutch Golden Age →
mainAcademicDiscipline	classical languages → law → medicine → philosophy → theology →
mergedInto	University of Amsterdam →
notableFor	being the institutional ancestor of the University of Amsterdam → providing academic instruction without full university status →
predecessor	earlier Latin schools in Amsterdam →
predecessorOf	University of Amsterdam →
regionServed	Amsterdam → Dutch Republic →
significantEvent	founding during the Dutch Golden Age →
status	municipal institution →
timePeriod	17th century → 18th century → 19th century →

Referenced by (2)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Athenaeum Illustre ("Athenaeum Illustre of Amsterdam") →	alsoKnownAs
University of Amsterdam →	formerName