Society of Friends of Science in Wilno
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Society of Friends of Science in Wilno was a Polish
scientific society which functioned in Wilno
(now Vilnius, Lithuania) from 1906 to 1939. The Society was involved with the reopening of the Stefan Batory University in Wilno. One of its presidents has been Marian Zdziechowski
, a popular figure in the pre-WWII Wilno
.
The Society was destroyed during World War II by the Lithuanian, Soviet and Nazi occupying authorities.
Poland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
scientific society which functioned in Wilno
Vilnius
Vilnius is the capital of Lithuania, and its largest city, with a population of 560,190 as of 2010. It is the seat of the Vilnius city municipality and of the Vilnius district municipality. It is also the capital of Vilnius County...
(now Vilnius, Lithuania) from 1906 to 1939. The Society was involved with the reopening of the Stefan Batory University in Wilno. One of its presidents has been Marian Zdziechowski
Marian Zdziechowski
Marian Zdziechowski was a Polish philosopher, Slavist, publicist and cultural historian. Critic of fascist and communist totalitarianism. Representative of catastrophism and philosophical pessimism...
, a popular figure in the pre-WWII Wilno
Vilnius
Vilnius is the capital of Lithuania, and its largest city, with a population of 560,190 as of 2010. It is the seat of the Vilnius city municipality and of the Vilnius district municipality. It is also the capital of Vilnius County...
.
The Society was destroyed during World War II by the Lithuanian, Soviet and Nazi occupying authorities.