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Founding of the University of Kolozsvár
- When
- 1872
- Where
- Kolozsvár, Kingdom of Hungary
Emperor Franz Joseph I established the university in Kolozsvár in 1872, succeeding the 1581 Jesuit Academy.
The University of Kolozsvár was founded in 1872 by Emperor Franz Joseph I. This act re-established the institution originally created as the Jesuit Academy in 1581. The city was Kolozsvár in the Kingdom of Hungary, not Cluj-Napoca, at the time of the founding.
Sources
- University of Szeged Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-08
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