Searching for Ancestors












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            * Charles University's Historical Doctoral Registers Available Online
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            Since 2013, Charles University has offered a publicly accessible online search tool featur

            records of its doctoral graduates from 1882 to 1939. The database includes information on 
            students, allowing users to find out whether their ancestors graduated from the university
            academics came from a particular town or village.


            The records cover the period following the division of the university into Czech and Germa
            the closure of Czech universities during the Nazi occupation. Due to data protection regul

            registers are not yet available.


            "By searching for names, anyone can verify how many of their ancestors or namesakes gradua
            Prague University, when and at which faculty they earned their degree, where they were bor
            religion was, and the names and occupations of their parents," explained Petr Cajthaml, he

            University Archive at the time of the launch.

            In addition to the Czech records, digitized doctoral registers from the German University 

            (1882–1945) are also available for browsing. Although these documents are not yet fully se
            provide valuable insights into the university's shared academic history. Among the graduat
            university were Franz Kafka, Max Brod, and Nobel Prize laureates Gerty Theresa Radnitz and

            Cori. The Czech university counts figures like Karel Čapek, Jaroslav Heyrovský, Vladislav 
            Patočka among its alumni.


            The searchable archive is part of a long-term project to digitize and make available a wid
            university documents, including degree records, examination protocols, and student catalog
            more than 150,000 individuals.

            Access the archive here [ URL "https://is.cuni.cz/webapps/archiv/public/?lang=en"] .

            Contact:

            Archive of Charles University
            Ovocný trh 5, Prague 116 36
            Phone: +420 224 491 463

            Website: https://udauk.cuni.cz [ URL "https://udauk.cuni.cz/ARCHEN-1.html"]
            Email: udauk(zavinac)ruk.cuni.cz [ MAIL "udauk(zavinac)ruk.cuni.cz"]