Karol Marcinkowski (23 June 1800 in Posen,
Kingdom of Prussia
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, today
Poznań
Poznań () is a city on the River Warta in west-central Poland, within the Greater Poland region. The city is an important cultural and business centre, and one of Poland's most populous regions with many regional customs such as Saint Joh ...
in Poland–6 November 1846) was a Polish physician, social activist in the
Greater Poland region (also called the
Grand Duchy of Posen
The Grand Duchy of Posen (german: Großherzogtum Posen; pl, Wielkie Księstwo Poznańskie) was part of the Kingdom of Prussia, created from territories annexed by Prussia after the Partitions of Poland, and formally established following the ...
), supporter of the basic education (''Praca organiczna'') programmes, organizer of the
Scientific Help Society (Towarzystwo Pomocy Naukowej) and the
Poznań Bazar (Bazar Poznański) - the Polish mall in
Poznań
Poznań () is a city on the River Warta in west-central Poland, within the Greater Poland region. The city is an important cultural and business centre, and one of Poland's most populous regions with many regional customs such as Saint Joh ...
that included a hotel, meeting rooms, crafts and shops.
Membership in organizations
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Scientific Help Society for the Youth of the Grand Duchy of Poznań (est.1841), Towarzystwo Naukowej Pomocy dla Młodzieży Wielkiego Księstwa Poznańskiego - scholarship for poor youth.
Schools named after Marcinkowski
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Poznan University of Medical Sciences (Uniwersytet Medyczny im. Karola Marcinkowskiego w Poznaniu)
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Karol Marcinkowski 1st High School in Poznań (I Liceum Ogólnokształcące im. Karola Marcinkowskiego w Poznaniu)
References
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Witold Jakóbczyk
Witold Jakóbczyk (; 15 January 1909 in Sosnowiec – 3 October 1986 in Poznań) was a Polish historian and professor at Poznań University, specializing in the history of Greater Poland in the 19th century.
Publications
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* Witold Jakà ...
, ''Przetrwać nad Wartą 1815-1914'', ''Dzieje narodu i państwa polskiego'', vol. III-55, Krajowa Agencja Wydawnicza, Warszawa 1989
1800 births
1846 deaths
Physicians from Poznań
Politicians from Poznań
19th-century Polish physicians
People from the Grand Duchy of Posen
November Uprising participants
Recipients of the Virtuti Militari
Poles - political prisoners in the Prussian partition
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