Mertens (1840–1927), mathematician Henryk Jordan (1842–1907), professor of obstetrics Walery Jaworski (1849–1924), gastroenterologist Ludwik Rydygier (1850–1920), general surgeon Albert Wojciech Adamkiewicz (1850–1921), pathologist, discovered the Artery of Adamkiewicz and the Adamkiewicz reaction Napoleon Cybulski (1854-1919), pioneer in endocrinology Edmund Załęski (1863–1932), agrotechnician and chemist Władysław Natanson (1864–1937), physicist Stanisław Estreicher (1869–1939), founder of the Jagiellonian University Museum Tadeusz Estreicher (1871–1952), pioneer in cryogenics Marian Smoluchowski (1872–1917), pioneer of statistical physics Bohdan Lepky (1872–1941), literature Franciszek Bujak (1875-1953), historian Stanisław Kutrzeba (1876–1946), rector, General Secretary of the Polish Academy of Learning Andrzej Gawroński (1885–1927), founder of the Polish Oriental Society, master of Sanskrit Stanisław Kot (1885–1975), historian and politician Jan Zawidzki (1886–1928), chemist and historian Tadeusz Sulimirski (1898–1983), historian and archaeologist, experts on the ancient Sarmatians Roman Grodecki (1889–1964), economic historian Stanisław Smreczyński (1899–1975), zoologist Henryk Niewodniczański (1900–1968), physicist Adam Vetulani (1901–1976), historian of medieval and canon law Maria Ludwika Bernhard (1908–1998), archaeologist Wisława Szymborska (1923–2012), poet, recipient of the 1996 Nobel Prize in Literature Ryszard Gryglewski (born 1932), pharmacologist and physician, a discoverer of prostacyclin Andrzej Szczeklik (1932–2012), physician Jan Woleński (born 1940), philosopher Piotr Sztompka (born 1944), sociologist Jan Potempa (born 1955), biologist, recipient of the 2011 Prize of the Foundation for Polish Science Krzysztof Kościelniak (born 1965), historian Student associations In 1851, the university's first student scientific association was founded. In 2021, over 70 student scientific associations exist at the Jagiellonian University, most of them affiliated with Collegium Medicum. Usually, their purpose is to promote students' scientific achievements by organizing lecture sessions, science excursions, and international student conferences, such as the International Workshop for Young Mathematicians, which is organized by the Zaremba Association of Mathematicians. The links below provide further information on student activities at the Jagiellonian: University Study Oriented System (USOS) Scientific Circles Student Organizations Ensembles See also List of medieval universities Nawojka, the university's legendary first female student from the 15th century Sonderaktion Krakau, a Nazi German operation against professors and academics from the University of Kraków Neuronus IBRO & IRUN Neuroscience Forum Scholars and Literati at the University of Cracow (1316–1800), Repertorium Eruditorum Totius Europae – RETE Notes and references External links Official homepage Jagiellonian University panoramic view Universities and colleges in Poland Science and technology in Poland Educational institutions established in the 14th century 1364 establishments in Europe 14th-century establishments in Poland Public universities Universities and colleges in the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth