Baltic University
The Baltic University in Exile was established in the
The University was established at
A total of 76 students graduated from the Baltic University in its short existence: 53 of them were Latvian, 16 Lithuanian, and 7 Estonian. Many others went on to complete their studies at other universities. Three male student fraternities, Fraternitas Imantica, Gersicania and Fraternitas Cursica, and two female, Spīdola and Zinta, were founded in Pinneberg. A non-notable Estonian corporation, Fraternitas Ucuensis, was founded in 1948.
In 1947 it was written that "The Baltic DP university with about 170 professors on the teaching staff and 1,200 students in eight faculties and 13 subdivisions has been running for three semester."[3]
People associated with the university
- Mykolas Biržiška
- Viktoras Biržiška
- Teodoras Daukantas
- Aleksis Dreimanis
- Pāvils Dreijmanis
- Antanas Klimas
- Eižens Laube
- Ilse Lehiste
- Ernst Öpik
- Jonas Puzinas
- Lauri Vaska
- Arthur Võõbus
References
- ISSN 0207-8694.
- ^ "50 Year Anniversary of the Baltic University in Exile". Washington University- Baltic Fund News. Retrieved 2007-04-16.
- ^ Baltic Refugees and Displaced Persons. London: Boreas Publishing. 1947.
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