The University of Altamura (Italian: Università degli Studi di Altamura) was a former university located in Altamura, Apulia, Kingdom of Naples. It was established in Altamura in 1747 by Charles III of Bourbon, following the idea of the archpriest of Altamura Cathedral Marcello Papiniano Cusani.[1] It was officially closed in 1812, mainly due to the lack of funds, even though some documents kept inside library Archivio capitolare in Altamura show that professors continued to teach until 1821.[2]
Based on the statements of notable scholars, such as Bernardo Tanucci and Vitangelo Bisceglia, it can be concluded that the university had an excellent reputation at that time.[3] Because of the university, Tanucci described Altamura as Appula Atene ("Apulia's Athens").
The subjects taught underwent considerable change over the history of the university. In total, the following subjects were taught: Law, ecclesiastical law, Latin, Ancient Greek, Hebrew, mathematics, geometry, physics, chemistry, botany, agronomy, mineralogy, medicine and theology.[4]
The main sources about the history of the university are the documents stored in Altamura's libraries, mainly Archivio capitolare and Archivio Biblioteca Museo Civico (A.B.M.C.). The University of Altamura undoubtedly helped to spread scientific knowledge inside Altamura and the Kingdom of Naples. Prior to the founding of the university, there was very little or no interest at all in science.
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The UniversityofAltamura (Italian: Università degli Studi di Altamura) was a former university located in Altamura, Apulia, Kingdom of Naples. It was...
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also entrambi i diritti) as well as founder and rector of the UniversityofAltamura. Marcello Papiniano Cusani was born in Frasso Telesino on February...
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logic and history ("chronology"). He continued his studies at the UniversityofAltamura with professor Giuseppe Carlucci, with which he completed his math...
years in the Royal College of Bari Real Collegio and subsequently they completed their studies at the UniversityofAltamura. During the Altamuran Revolution...
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1822) was a Catholic bishop, archpriest, prelate and rector of the UniversityofAltamura. He's best known for his role in the so-called Altamuran Revolution...
was one of the first professors teaching at the UniversityofAltamura (1747-1812). Giuseppe Carlucci was born in 1710 ca., probably in Altamura, since...
taught inside the UniversityofAltamura. Because of his being a polymath, he's been described as "an encyclopedic spirit, the honor of the Muses". Vitangelo...
actibus Cap. Aretini 1315 constat. Fomae vero docuisse tradunt Fontana et Altamura, aliique recentiores, eos Touron excipit, qui etiam refert praefecturam...
Anne of Savoy, Princess of Squillace, Altamura, and Taranto (1 June 1455 – February 1480) was the first wife of King Frederick IV. She died 16 years before...
some of which date back to the period of activity of the UniversityofAltamura (1747-1812) and probably some of them are likely to date back to the 18th...
The Calcare di Altamura (Italian for Altamura Limestone) is a Coniacian to early Campanian geologic formation in Italy. The formation comprises limestones...
Bisceglia UniversityofAltamura Francesco Di Battista, Origini e involuzione dell'Istituto d'Incoraggiamento di Napoli, cit., pp. 261-274. Enquiry of the journals...
in Altamura in the 1750s to a family of landowners; the exact date of birth is currently unknown. He studied literature and law at the Universityof Naples...
professor of literature and law at the UniversityofAltamura who actively participated in the revolutionary movements of Neapolitan Republic of 1799 and...
served as bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Oria from 2000 to 2009. He then served as archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Manfredonia-Vieste-S...
original name, Inglenook. Its grapes are entirely organically grown. George Altamura, a real estate developer, announced in 2003 that he had partnered with...
disintegrate. By comparison, chimpanzees live in smaller groups of up to 50 individuals. Altamura Man Atapuerca Mountains, Sima de los Huesos Cro-magnon Man...
artillery fire. The true story of what happened that night will probably never be known. A newer investigation by Flavio Altamura and Stefano Paolucci in 2023...
pane casareccio di Genzano, pane con i ciccioli, pane con uvetta, pane di Altamura, pane di grano Solina, pane di Laterza, pane di Matera, pane di patate...
because of his support to Risorgimento; after the formation of the Kingdom of Italy, he was appointed professor of Italian literature at the Universityof Naples...
250,000 years ago, as evidenced by the fossil remains of the Altamura Man, an archaic form of Neanderthal. There are numerous finds from the prehistoric...
Convent Culture in Renaissance and Counter-Reformation Italy. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 9780521621915. Archived from the original on 28 August 2023...
cathedrals of Acquaviva delle Fonti and Altamura, and the church of Monte Sant'Angelo sul Gargano). Bari Cathedral, dedicated to Saint Sabinus of Canosa (San...
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