”’Wrocław Scientific Society”’ ({{langx|pl|Wrocławskie Towarzystwo Naukowe- WTN}}) is a general scientific society founded in [[Wrocław]] in 1946 on the initiative of Professor Stanisław Kulczyński, later its long-time president, as a continuation of the Association of Support of Polish Sciences (1901–1919) and the [[Lwów Scientific Society]] (1920–1939).<ref name=”:0″>{{Cite book |title=75 lat Wrocławskiego Towarzystwa Naukowego: 120 lat tradycji lwowskiej |date=2021 |publisher=Wrocławskie Towarzystwo Naukowe |isbn=978-83-7374-095-2 |editor-last=Potężny |editor-first=Grażyna |location=Wrocław |language=pl |trans-title=75 years of the Wrocław Scientific Society: 120 years of Lviv tradition}}</ref><ref name=”:1″>{{Cite book |title=Scientific and science-promoting societies that operated in Poland in the past. Part 2 =: Towarzystwa naukowe i upowszechniające naukę działające w przeszłości na ziemiach polskich. Cz. 2 |date=1994 |publisher=BPAN |isbn=978-83-901688-0-7 |editor-last=Sordylowa |editor-first=Barbara |series=Słownik polskich towarzystw naukowych / rada red. Czesław Madajczyk – przewodn. [et al.] |location=Warszawa |language=pl |editor-last2=Góra-Szkaradek |editor-first2=Krystyna |editor-last3=Krajewska-Tartakowska |editor-first3=Barbara |editor-last4=Kurjata |editor-first4=Joanna |editor-last5=Madajczyk |editor-first5=Czesław}}</ref>
”’Wrocław Scientific Society”’ ({{langx|pl|Wrocławskie Towarzystwo Naukowe- WTN}}) is a general scientific society founded in [[Wrocław]] in 1946 on the initiative of Professor Stanisław Kulczyński, later its long-time president, as a continuation of the Association of Support of Polish Sciences (1901–1919) and the [[Lwów Scientific Society]] (1920–1939).<ref name=”:0″>{{Cite book |title=75 lat Wrocławskiego Towarzystwa Naukowego: 120 lat tradycji lwowskiej |date=2021 |publisher=Wrocławskie Towarzystwo Naukowe |isbn=978-83-7374-095-2 |editor-last=Potężny |editor-first=Grażyna |location=Wrocław |language=pl |trans-title=75 years of the Wrocław Scientific Society: 120 years of Lviv tradition}}</ref><ref name=”:1″>{{Cite book |title=Scientific and science-promoting societies that operated in Poland in the past. Part 2 =: Towarzystwa naukowe i upowszechniające naukę działające w przeszłości na ziemiach polskich. Cz. 2 |date=1994 |publisher=BPAN |isbn=978-83-901688-0-7 |editor-last=Sordylowa |editor-first=Barbara |series=Słownik polskich towarzystw naukowych / rada red. Czesław Madajczyk – przewodn. [et al.] |location=Warszawa |language=pl |editor-last2=Góra-Szkaradek |editor-first2=Krystyna |editor-last3=Krajewska-Tartakowska |editor-first3=Barbara |editor-last4=Kurjata |editor-first4=Joanna |editor-last5=Madajczyk |editor-first5=Czesław}}</ref>
The Society was founded on ”’10 June 1946”’ by academics who were relocated from Lwów (Lviv) to Wrocław after World War II. Many founding members had previously belonged to the [[Lwów Scientific Society]], an institution associated with leading European scholars such as [[Stefan Banach|Stefan]] [[Stefan Banach|Banach]], [[Hugo Steinhaus|Hugo]] [[Hugo Steinhaus|Steinhaus]], [[Rudolf Weigl|Rudolf]] [[Rudolf Weigl|Weigl]], [[Jakub Karol Parnas]], [[Wacław Sierpiński]], and [[Maria Skłodowska-Curie]].
A number of published sources explicitly document this institutional continuity:
* ””75 Years of the Wrocław Scientific Society: 120 Years of Lwów Tradition””<ref name=”:0″ />
* ””Z dziejów badań naukowych inspirowanych przez WTN 1946–2006″”<ref>{{Cite book |title=Z dziejów badań naukowych inspirowanych przez Wrocławskie Towarzystwo Naukowe 1946-2006 |date=2006 |publisher=Wrocławskie Towarzystwo Naukowe |isbn=978-83-7374-045-7 |editor-last=Kolbuszewski |editor-first=Jacek |location=Wrocław |editor-last2=Potężny |editor-first2=Grażyna}}</ref> – a comprehensive academic study of 60 years of scientific research associated with WTN, focusing on the Society’s contribution to the rebuilding of academic culture in post-war Wrocław. Includes independent historical essays by multiple authors.
* ””Nauka polska we Wrocławiu w latach 1945–1965″”<ref name=”:2″ /> -a historical analysis of scientific life in Wrocław between 1945 and 1965, documenting the central role of WTN in shaping the academic landscape after World War II.
These works show that WTN played a major role in rebuilding scientific life in post-war Wrocław and preserving academic traditions disrupted by wartime displacement.
”’8 faculties:”’
Philological Sciences
Historical and Philosophical Sciences
The Society functions as a ”’general”’ ”’scientific society”’, maintaining sections in:
humanities, social sciences, natural sciences, medical sciences, technical sciences, and agricultural sciences. Activities include:
Legal Sciences
* scientific conferences and lectures,
Economic Sciences
* interdisciplinary seminars,
* research support,
* awards for scientific achievements,
* extensive publishing activity.
Its long-running publication series, ”Prace Wrocławskiego Towarzystwa Naukowego” (Series A and Series B), are documented in library catalogues and academic bibliographies.
Medical Sciences
Technical Sciences
Agricultural Sciences
Biological Sciences
”’3 committees:”’
Language
Bibliology and Library Science
Interfaculty Committee on Art History
Library
WTN Publishing House<ref name=”:1″ />
== Publications ==
== Publications ==
One of the most important scientific societies in Poland with a long history, publisher of manyworks
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Comment: The first two citations are to the organisation’s own website, which obviously contributes nothing in terms of notability. The third appears to be a publication by the society, which also likely contributes nothing, although I cannot check its nature and contents because I cannot find it anywhere (is the ISBN incorrect, perhaps?). DoubleGrazing (talk) 07:02, 19 November 2025 (UTC)
Wrocław Scientific Society (Polish: Wrocławskie Towarzystwo Naukowe- WTN) is a multidisciplinary, general scientific society founded in Wrocław in 1946 on the initiative of Professor Stanisław Kulczyński, later its long-time president, as a continuation of the Association of Support of Polish Sciences (1901–1919) and the Lwów Scientific Society (1920–1939). Established in 1946, it is one of the longest-continuously operating general scientific societies in the country. The Society maintains a broad disciplinary structure and engages in scholarly publishing, academic events, and interdisciplinary research support.[1][2]
History
The Society was founded on 10 June 1946 by academics who were relocated from Lwów (Lviv) to Wrocław after World War II. Many founding members had previously belonged to the Lwów Scientific Society, an institution associated with leading European scholars such as Stefan Banach, Hugo Steinhaus, Rudolf Weigl, Jakub Karol Parnas, Wacław Sierpiński, and Maria Skłodowska-Curie.
A number of published sources explicitly document this institutional continuity:
- “75 Years of the Wrocław Scientific Society: 120 Years of Lwów Tradition”[1]
- “Z dziejów badań naukowych inspirowanych przez WTN 1946–2006”[3] – a comprehensive academic study of 60 years of scientific research associated with WTN, focusing on the Society’s contribution to the rebuilding of academic culture in post-war Wrocław. Includes independent historical essays by multiple authors.
- “Nauka polska we Wrocławiu w latach 1945–1965”[4] -a historical analysis of scientific life in Wrocław between 1945 and 1965, documenting the central role of WTN in shaping the academic landscape after World War II.
These works show that WTN played a major role in rebuilding scientific life in post-war Wrocław and preserving academic traditions disrupted by wartime displacement.
Between 1946 and 2020, Wrocław Scientific Society published over several hundred titles, including Annales Silesiae, Dissertations of the Language Commission, Dissertations of the Bibliology and Library Science Commission, Dissertations of the Art History Commission, Literature, WTN Reports Series A and B, WTN Works Series A (Humanities), and WTN Work Series B (Sciences). In 2002, the Society reactivated the WTN Publishing House.[5] The institution collaborates with Wrocław universities: University of Wrocław, Wrocław University of Science and Technology, Wrocław University of Economics, Wrocław Medical University, and Wrocław University of Environmental and Life Sciences, as well as with specialist scientific societies; it exchanges scientific publications with domestic and international scientific institutions. The WTN Library collects dictionaries, encyclopedias, and works in the field of science.[1][4]
Structure and Activities
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The Society functions as a general scientific society, maintaining sections in:
humanities, social sciences, natural sciences, medical sciences, technical sciences, and agricultural sciences. Activities include:
- scientific conferences and lectures,
- interdisciplinary seminars,
- research support,
- awards for scientific achievements,
- extensive publishing activity.
Its long-running publication series, Prace Wrocławskiego Towarzystwa Naukowego (Series A and Series B), are documented in library catalogues and academic bibliographies.
Basic statutory tasks:
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-supporting the comprehensive development of science, especially in Silesia
-encouraging and supporting creative scientific initiatives
-disseminating scientific achievements and developing and promoting modern scientific methods.[6][2]
Annales Silesiae (annual)
Litteraria (annual)
WTN Papers (series A and B) (serial)
Art History Commission Papers (annual)
Language Commission Papers (annual)
WTN Scientific Seminars (series A and B) (serial)
Silesian Bibliological and Library Studies Papers (annual)[1][7]
- ^ a b c d Potężny, Grażyna, ed. (2021). 75 lat Wrocławskiego Towarzystwa Naukowego: 120 lat tradycji lwowskiej [75 years of the Wrocław Scientific Society: 120 years of Lviv tradition] (in Polish). Wrocław: Wrocławskie Towarzystwo Naukowe. ISBN 978-83-7374-095-2.
- ^ a b Sordylowa, Barbara; Góra-Szkaradek, Krystyna; Krajewska-Tartakowska, Barbara; Kurjata, Joanna; Madajczyk, Czesław, eds. (1994). Scientific and science-promoting societies that operated in Poland in the past. Part 2 =: Towarzystwa naukowe i upowszechniające naukę działające w przeszłości na ziemiach polskich. Cz. 2. Słownik polskich towarzystw naukowych / rada red. Czesław Madajczyk – przewodn. [et al.] (in Polish). Warszawa: BPAN. ISBN 978-83-901688-0-7.
- ^ Kolbuszewski, Jacek; Potężny, Grażyna, eds. (2006). Z dziejów badań naukowych inspirowanych przez Wrocławskie Towarzystwo Naukowe 1946-2006. Wrocław: Wrocławskie Towarzystwo Naukowe. ISBN 978-83-7374-045-7.
- ^ a b Trzynadlowski, Jan (1980). Uczeni wrocławscy (1945-1979) [Wrocław scholars (1945-1979)]. Prace Naukowe Wrocławskiego Towarzystwa Naukowego (in Polish). Wrocław: Zakład Narodowy im. Ossolińskich. ISBN 978-83-04-00037-7.
- ^ Hombek, Danuta (2024-03-12). “From the history of Wrocław bibliology. Book culture in the activities of the Wrocław Scientific Society: (Bożena Koredczuk, Research on books, libraries and information in the circle of scientific societies. =: Z dziejów wrocławskiej bibliologii. Kultura książki w działalności Wrocławskiego Towarzystwa Naukowego: (Bożena Koredczuk, Badania nad książką, biblioteką i informacją w kręgu towarzystw naukowych. Komisja Bibliologii i Bibliotekoznawstwa Wrocławskiego Towarzystwa Naukowego (1953–2003), Wrocław–Warszawa, Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Wrocławskiego, Komitet Historii Nauki i Techniki PAN, 2021, ss. 506 (Acta Universitatis Wratislaviensis No 4086), ISSN 0239-6661 (AUWr), ISBN 978-83-229-3761-7)”. Annales Universitatis Paedagogicae Cracoviensis | Studia ad Bibliothecarum Scientiam Pertinentia. 21: 575–581. doi:10.24917/20811861.21.37. ISSN 2300-3057.
- ^ Hofman, Iwona; Błażejowski, Jerzy; Kansy, Andrzej, eds. (2023). The social dimension of the activities of scientific societies =: Społeczny wymiar działalności towarzystw naukowych (in Polish). Warszawa: Polska Akademia Nauk. ISBN 978-83-66847-47-7.
- ^ Koredczuk, Bożena (2021). Badania nad książką, biblioteką i informacją w kręgu towarzystw naukowych: Komisja Bibliologii i Bibliotekoznawstwa Wrocławskiego Towarzystwa Naukowego (1953-2003). Acta Universitatis Wratislaviensis. Uniwersytet Wrocławski, Polska Akademia Nauk. Warszawa: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Wrocławskiego : Komitet Historii Nauki i Techniki PAN. ISBN 978-83-229-3761-7.
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