Eine nordische Universität : Die Universität Helsinki 1640-1990
9: Otava, 1992. Hardcover. Text in German. 799 pp.
The University of Helsinki, the oldest and largest university in Finland, has been at the focal point of the country's history for around 350 years. Founded in 1640 in Turku, the university was primarily intended to train Finnish pastors and civil servants. At the same time, however, like the universities of Uppsala, Dorpat Lund and Greifswald, it was part of the national university system in what was then the Swedish Empire. After Finland was annexed to the Russian Empire as a Grand Duchy in 1809, the university was relocated to the new capital, Helsinki, where it played a central role in educating the country's academic and social elite. University teachers and students reached key positions in the national movement, ideological development. in political life and in art. Even in the independent Republic of Finland, the University of Helsinki was and is one of the leading forces in social development, through political conflicts to the present day. Thre academic traditions are highly valued again in recent times. Fine / Near Fine. Item #3542
ISBN: 9789511122975
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