page_title: Commission of National Education
section_title: History
hierarchical_section_title: Commission of National Education / History
caption_attribution_description: Portrait of Ignacy Potocki (1750-1809)
context_page_description: The Commission of National Education was the central educational authority in the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, created by the Sejm and the King Stanisław II August on October 14, 1773. Because of its vast authority and autonomy, it is considered the first Ministry of Education in European history and an important achievement of the Polish Enlightenment.
caption: Ignacy Potocki – chairman of the Society for Elementary Books
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