Poznań Society of Friends of Arts and Sciences (Polish: Poznańskie Towarzystwo Przyjaciół Nauk, PTPN) is a scientific society in Poznań, Poland, established 1875, associating researchers of all scientific branches. It was one of the biggest and most important general scientific organizations in Poland.

When it was founded in the 19th century, PTPN was the main Polish scientific and cultural organization in the Prussian partition of Poland, and until the creation of Skills Academy (Akademia Umiejętności ) in Cracow (1871-73) PTPN was the most important scientific society in all Polish lands. Besides strictly scientific activities the society also collected and secured the art pieces and Polish national tokens of remembrance.

In 1919 PTPN was the initiator and organizer of the Poznan University, today called the Adam Mickiewicz University, UAM.

Presidents of PTPN

• August Cieszkowski
• Tytus Działyński
• August Cieszkowski for second time
• Karol Libelt
• Stanisław Egbert Koźmian ,
• August Cieszkowski for the third time
• archbishop Edward Likowski
• Heliodor Święcicki
• Bronisław Dembiński
• Zygmunt Lisowski
• Zygmunt Wojciechowski, Kazimierz Tymieniecki, Stefan Barbacki, Gerard Labuda, Zdzisław Kaczmarczyk, Zbigniew Zakrzewski.

Famous members

• August Cieszkowski (1814-1894), 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 (1828-1888), Polish historian, publicist of the Dziennik Poznański (Poznań Daily), co-founder of PTPN
• Karol Libelt (1807-1875), Polish philosopher, political and social activist, president of PTPN
• Teofil Matecki (1810-1886), Polish physician, social activist, member of PTPN, founder of the Adam Mickiewicz monument of Poznań
• Leon Wegner (1824-1873), Polish economist and historian, co-founder of PTPN

Main publications:

• Badania Fizjograficzne nad Polską Zachodnią
• Roczniki Historyczne
• Roczniki Dziejów Społecznych i Gospodarczych
• Slavia Occidentalis
• Lingua Posnaniensis
• Studia Automatyki

External link:

Web site: http://www.ptpn.poznan.pl/