Title Vilniaus universiteto botanikos sodas 1782–1802 m. pradžioje: kūrėjai, raida, funkcijos
Translation of Title The Botanical Garden of Vilnius University, 1782–1802: founders, development, functions.
Authors Malinauskaitė, Agnė
DOI 10.15388/VUIFSMD.2025.2.4
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Is Part of Vilniaus universiteto Istorijos fakulteto studentų mokslo darbai 2025.. Vilnius : Vilniaus universiteto leidykla. 2026, p. 43-58.. ISSN 2783-705X
Keywords [eng] botanical garden ; Vilnius University ; botany ; Jean Emmanuel Gilibert ; Georg Forster ; Ferdinand Spitznagel ; Stanisław Bonifacy Jundziłł
Abstract [eng] The history of the establishment of the Botanical Garden of Vilnius University is discussed in Lithuanian historiography as a positive example of the development of such an object, which determines the problematic nature of the topic. This topic has been most extensively explored in the works of botanists, but these lack a critical view of the difficulties that accompanied the development of the Botanical Garden, the personal choices of the professors, the lack of funds, and other circumstances of relevance. A similar position has been expressed by the authors of monographs on the history of Vilnius University. This paper aims to examine the preconditions and circumstances surrounding the establishment of the Botanical Garden of Vilnius University, the influence of the scientists who created it on the formation of collections, and the possible difficulties that hindered the consistent development of the Garden. The results of the study reveal that the slow development of the Garden at the beginning of its operation was due to the fact the professors headedin the Botanical Garden changed frequently, also, a lack of funds and space was a notable obstruction.
Published Vilnius : Vilniaus universiteto leidykla
Type Journal article
Language English
Publication date 2026
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