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Registers of the University in Olomouc

1576–1651 / 1652–1729

The registers of the University in Olomouc are a priceless source of information about the earliest period and the beginnings of higher education in Olomouc. They reveal valuable facts about matriculated and graduated students, especially about their birthplace and country of origin, and often uncover white spots in the lives of important historical figures. The registers show a great interest in studies at the Olomouc university among students from Silesia, Poland, Bohemia and Hungary, as well as from the Nordic and southern countries. They also provide an insight into the complex network of social ties and the functioning of power structures and relations, which were often formed during the period of university studies. This is why the registers form an integral part of the collective memory of Palacký University and a testimony of the importance and significance of the Academy in the early modern period.

The edition of the oldest registers of the University in Olomouc, compiled by Libuše and Vladimír Spáčilovi, maps the period from the university’s foundation in 1573 to 1729. The books can be downloaded for free in electronic form, or you can buy the printed version via the e-shop of Palacký University Press.

The Oldest Register of the University in Olomouc

(1576) 1590–1651

This volume publication consists of an edition of the oldest register of the University in Olomouc, stored in the Moravian Regional Archives in Brno. In addition to the transliteration of the registry records (almost 6,700 entries in total), the book also contains detailed indices: an index of the names of church and academic dignitaries, an index of the students of the gymnasium, university students and graduates, an index of countries and an index of places.

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Matricula of the University in Olomouc

(1636–1637) 1652–1729

The two-volume publication (edition and indices) has been published in 2023 on the occasion of the 450th anniversary of the founding of the University in Olomouc. It consists of an edition of the second oldest register of the Olomouc university. It chronologically follows the previous volume from 2016 and continues to map the important Jesuit period of the Olomouc Academy. Higher education in Olomouc remained under the administration of the Jesuits until 1773.

1st volume (Edition) – free download (PDF)
2nd volume (Register) – free download (PDF)
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About the editors

Libuše Spáčilová, prof., PhDr., Dr.

Germanist and historian. She studied history and German language at the Palacký University Olomouc. After a career as a high school teacher, she started to work at the Department of German Studies at the Olomouc Faculty of Arts in 1990. The main area of her scientific interest is the historical evolution of the German language. She has cooperated with her husband, the archivist and historian Vladimír Spáčil, on many of her texts. Her most important publications include the lexicographical works Stručný raně novohornoněmecký glosář k pramenům z českých zemí (2003) and Glosář starší němčiny k českým pramenům (2014).

Vladimír Spáčil, PhDr.

Archivist and historian. He studied archival science and history at the Charles University in Prague. From 1958 he worked in the archival service in Olomouc, in 1960 he became the first director of the Olomouc Regional Archive. Gradually, he built a respected archival and scientific workplace here, including proper space facilities. In his scientific activities he focuses on the history of Olomouc with an emphasis on editions of archival sources. His most important publications include the monograph České překlady Míšeňské právní knihy from 2018 and the Památná kniha olomoucká (kodex Václava z Jihlavy) 1430–1492, 1528 from 2004, on which he cooperated with his wife Libuše Spáčilová. He is a holder of the City of Olomouc Award.

The second volume of the edition and the website were published on the occasion of the 450th anniversary of the foundation of the University in Olomouc.

The first book was published in 2016 on the occasion of the 450th anniversary of the arrival of the Jesuits to Olomouc.

The edition is published with the support of the Rector of Palacký University and the Dean of the Faculty of Arts. The publications were published by the Faculty of Arts of the Palacký University Olomouc in cooperation with the Palacký University Press..

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