History
It was founded in 1465 by Pope Paul II on the request of King Matthias Corvinus. It was the only university in the Kingdom of Hungary at that time, although historically not the first in the kingdom. Many well-known lecturers from Austria, Italy and elsewhere taught at the school, such as Galeotto Marzio (de:Galeotto Marzio) and Johann Vitez (de:Johann Vitez). Regiomontanus served as the chair in mathematics while the court astrologer for Corvinus, Martin Bylica, was the chair in astrology from the university's inception. The university ceased to exist around 1490 after the death of Matthias Corvinus.
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