Poznań Society of Friends of Learning

Polish scientific society

Poznań Society of Friends of Learning (or Poznań Society for the Advancement of Arts and Sciences)
Abbreviation	PTPN (Poznańskie Towarzystwo Przyjaciół Nauk)
Formation	1857; 167 years ago (1857)
Type	NGO
Focus	To facilitate the advancement of arts and sciences
Headquarters	Poznań, Poland
Region	western Poland
Website	ptpn.poznan.pl

The Poznań Society of Friends of Learning or Poznań Society for the Advancement of Arts and Sciences (Polish: Poznańskie Towarzystwo Przyjaciół Nauk, PTPN) is a learned society in Poznań, Poland, established in 1857, by scholars and scientists in all branches of learning. It has been one of the largest and most important general learned organizations in Poland.^[1]

When founded in the 19th century, the Poznań Society was the chief Polish scientific and cultural organization in Prussian Poland, and until the creation of Kraków's Academy of Learning (Akademia Umiejętności) in 1871–73 it was the most important learned society in all the Polish lands. In addition to its learned activities, the Society collected and secured art works and Polish national mementos.

In 1919 the Society initiated the founding of University of Poznań (currently Adam Mickiewicz University).

Presidents

August Cieszkowski
Tytus Działyński
August Cieszkowski (second term)
Karol Libelt
Stanisław Egbert Koźmian,
August Cieszkowski (third term)
Archbishop Edward Likowski
Heliodor Święcicki
Bronisław Dembiński
Zygmunt Lisowski
Zygmunt Wojciechowski, Kazimierz Tymieniecki, Stefan Barbacki, Gerard Labuda, Zdzisław Kaczmarczyk, Zbigniew Zakrzewski.

Noted members

August Cieszkowski (1814–94), Polish philosopher, social and political activist, co-founder of the Polish League (Liga Polska), co-founder and president of the PTPN
Tytus Działyński (1796–1861), Polish political activist, protector of arts
Kazimierz Jarochowski (1828–88), Polish historian, publicist of the Dziennik Poznański (Poznań Daily), co-founder of PTPN
Karol Libelt (1807–75), Polish philosopher, political and social activist, president of PTPN
Teofil Matecki (1810–86), Polish physician, social activist, member of PTPN, founder of the Adam Mickiewicz monument of Poznań
Leon Wegner (1824–73), Polish economist and historian, co-founder of PTPN