WRZOSEK, Adam, ed. — LETTERS FROM JĘDRZEJ ŚNIADECKI TO PRINCE ADAM CZARTORYSKI, Superintendent of the Vilnius Scientific District
Reprint from “Krytyka lekarska.” Transcribed from the autographs held in the XXth Czartoryski Archive in Kraków, with an introduction and notes by Adam Wrzosek. Printed by Władysław Łazarski, Warsaw 1903. Dimensions: 24x17 cm; 38 pages. Paperback binding (scuffs, creases, glue stains on the binding). Library stamp. Blank pages.
The correspondence between the eminent naturalist J. Śniadecki and the patron of education A. Czartoryski is a key source for the history of the University of Vilnius. These letters bear witness to Śniadecki’s close collaboration with Czartoryski, who served as curator of the Vilnius Scientific District beginning in 1803. The correspondence primarily concerns the operation and development of Vilnius’s universities, the organization of departments, the recruitment of distinguished scholars, and the establishment of modern laboratories.
