The Bulgarian Presence in the University of Athens in 20th Century

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Pages: 143-151

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The University, an educational institution with a long tradition on Europe, was introduced in Greece in 1837, a few years after the establishment of the Greek wingdom. The University consisted of four facilities: The School of Theology, the School of Law, the School of Medicine and the School of Philosophy, the latter including literary sciences, physics and mathematics. Being primary an educational institution, the university’s main objective was to provide the scintific and clerical personnel required for the needs of the Greek state and the same time to contribute to the development of sciences and the formation of the intellectual elite of the country. Beyond these practical objectives, the University was connect to other objectives and expectations of the Greek state: the University was expected to act as the medium for transfering the ancient Greek civilization to contemporary Greece as well the lights of European civilization to the East, and above all to provide the connection between free and unredeemed Greeks. The current research aims at presenting the University of Athens as well as the Bulgarian students enrolled there in the XIX century. It is an attempt to specify the number of Bulgarian students based on sources records such as from the University Archive and Bulgarian Archives. The research is also about the future prominent Bulgarian intellectuals. Studying at the University of Athens was stimulching experience for their future careers gave them the opportunity to gain experience crucial for navigating their lives through that turbulent times.

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