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Gustavus Adolphus College (/ ɡ ə s ˈ t eɪ v ə s / gəs-TAY-vəs) is a private liberal arts college in St. Peter, Minnesota, United States. [5] It was founded in 1862 by Swedish Americans led by Eric Norelius and is affiliated with the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America .
King Gustavus Adolphus founded the school as the Reval Gymnasium. Until 1645 it consisted of four forms: quarta, tertia, secunda and prima, in ascending order. Until 1645 it consisted of four forms: quarta, tertia, secunda and prima, in ascending order.
Gustavus Adolphus (9 December [N.S 19 December] 1594 – 6 November [N.S 16 November] 1632), also known in English as Gustav II Adolf or Gustav II Adolph, [1] was King of Sweden from 1611 to 1632, and is credited with the rise of Sweden as a great European power (Swedish: Stormaktstiden).
The Academy was founded on 6 November 1932, on the occasion of the 300th anniversary of the death of King Gustavus Adolphus in the Battle of Lützen. It was initiated by the Professor of Nordic Languages, Jöran Sahlgren , and the first president was the historian and politician Karl Gustaf Westman .
A statue of the formal founder of the University, King Gustav II Adolf of Sweden (also known as Gustavus Adolphus) was raised in 1928 on campus and remained until 1950 when it was removed by the Soviet occupation authorities. Another statue was raised in 1992 and was reopened by King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden and Queen Silvia. The new statue ...
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Gustavus Adolphus, A History of Sweden 1611–1632 (two volumes, 1953–1958). Sweden as a Great Power 1611–1697 (1968). The Early Vasas: A History of Sweden 1523–1611 (1968). Gustavus Adolphus and the Rise of Sweden (1973). Sweden's Age of Greatness, 1632-1718 (editor) (1973). Twelve Pieces and an Introduction from Fridas bok (translator ...
Gustavus, Alaska, a small community located on the edge of Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve; Gustavus Adolphus College, a private liberal arts college in southern Minnesota; Gustavus (name), a given name Gustavus, the Latin name given to several Swedish kings: Gustav I of Sweden (Gustav Vasa) Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden (Gustav II Adolf)