Academia Gustaviana

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historical educational institution university

Academia Gustaviana was the original name of the historic University of Tartu, one of Northern Europe’s oldest universities founded in the early 17th century in present-day Estonia.

Aliases (1)

Academia Gustaviana Dorpatensis ×1

Statements (44)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	historical educational institution → university →
alsoKnownAs	Academia Gustaviana Dorpatensis → Gustaviana Academy →
campusSetting	urban →
country	Swedish Empire →
educationalLevel	higher education →
foundedBy	Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden →
foundedInCentury	17th century →
governedBy	Swedish chancellery for universities →
hasFaculty	Faculty of Law → Faculty of Medicine → Faculty of Philosophy → Faculty of Theology →
hasHeritage	Lutheran academic tradition →
hasHistoricalRole	center of higher learning in the Swedish Empire’s eastern provinces →
hasLegacy	continuity of academic tradition in Tartu →
hasMottoLanguage	Latin →
hasType	classical university →
historicalContext	Thirty Years' War era →
historicalStatus	defunct under original name →
historicalSuccessor	Imperial University of Dorpat → University of Tartu →
inception	1632 →
languageOfInstruction	Latin →
locatedIn	Livonia → Tartu → present-day Estonia →
locatedOnRiver	Emajõgi River →
namedAfter	Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden →
oneOfOldestUniversitiesInRegion	Northern Europe →
originalNameOf	University of Tartu →
partOf	University of Tartu →
predecessorOf	University of Tartu as a modern institution →
primaryDisciplineFocus	law → medicine → philosophy → theology →
region	Northern Europe →
relatedInstitution	University of Königsberg → Uppsala University →
successor	Academia Gustavo-Carolina →
underAuthorityOf	Swedish Crown →
usesCalendar	Julian calendar (at time of founding) →

Referenced by (2)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Academia Gustaviana ("Academia Gustaviana Dorpatensis") →	alsoKnownAs
University of Tartu →	formerName