The role of faculty of the Imperial Kazan university in the establishment of the Imperial Tomsk university

Abstract

In 1888 the first in Siberia Tomsk University was established. The decision regarding its establishment was taken in 1878 by the Russian Emperor Alexander II, but was implemented 10 years later by the Emperor Alexander III. The difficulty in founding the Siberian University was, above all, the hard task of forming the teaching faculty group to work at a distance from the European part of Russia. The crucial role in the establishment of Tomsk University was played the staff members of the Imperial Kazan University. Since Tomsk University was originally established only within the Medical Faculty, the staff members of the Medical Faculty of Kazan University were of the highest demand. The staff members of the Imperial Kazan University played a crucial role in the formation of scientific schools, the educational process and university traditions in Tomsk.