Karol Marcinkowski

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Monument of Karol Marcinkowski in front of Karol Marcinkowski High School in Poznań
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Monument of Karol Marcinkowski in front of Karol Marcinkowski High School in Poznań

Karol Marcinkowski (23 June 1800 in Poznań6 November 1846) was a Polish physician, social activist in the Greater Poland region (also called the Grand Duchy of Poznań), supporter of the basic education (Praca organiczna) programmes, organizer of the Scientific Help Society (Towarzystwo Pomocy Naukowej) and the Poznań Bazar (Bazar Poznański) - the Polish mall in Poznań that included a hotel, meeting rooms, crafts and shops.


[edit] Membership in organizations

[edit] Schools named after Marcinkowski

  • Poznan University of Medical Sciences (Akademia Medyczna im. Karola Marcinkowskiego w Poznaniu)
  • Karol Marcinkowski 1st High School in Poznań (I Liceum Ogólnokształcące im. Karola Marcinkowskiego w Poznaniu)

[edit] References

  • Witold Jakóbczyk, Przetrwać na Wartą 1815-1914, Dzieje narodu i państwa polskiego, vol. III-55, Krajowa Agencja Wydawnicza, Warszawa 1989
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