Filaret Association

The Filaret Association (also translated as filaret(e)s, philaret(e)s; Polish: Zgromadzenie Filaretów, Towarzystwo Przyjaciół Pożytecznej Zabawy, filareci; from the Greek philáretos, "lovers of virtue") was a secret student organization created in 1820 by Tomasz Zan within the Philomates following the dissolution, under pressure from Vilnius University authorities, of the Radiant Association [pl]. The Filaretes continued the latter's tradition, with the stated aims of supporting fellow students through good advice, and more unofficially, promoting Polish culture and patriotism. They had about 176 members in 1822. The Association was disbanded in 1823 following the arrests of the Philomathes.^[1]^[2]^[3]

Notable members:

Aleksander Chodźko
Jan Czeczot
Ignacy Domeyko
Franciszek Malewski
Adam Mickiewicz
Antoni Edward Odyniec
Tomasz Zan

References

^ "filareci - Encyklopedia PWN - źródło wiarygodnej i rzetelnej wiedzy". encyklopedia.pwn.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 2018-03-05.
^ Hillebrandt, Bogdan (1986). Polskie organizacje młodzieżowe XIX i XX wieku: zarys historii (in Polish). Młodzieżowa Agencja Wydawnicza. pp. 8–9. ISBN 9788320322668.
^ Kamiński, Hadrian; Ziemińska, Małgorzata (2008). Polska: droga do niepodległości (in Polish). Imprint. p. 1827. ISBN 9788361171256.