Proper noun
Dorpat
(historical) Former name of Tartu.
As he attempted to help the sick and wounded, he realized that his education at Dorpat had been inadequate, and upon his graduation, he notified his father that he would need to go abroad to "finish" his education. Source: Internet
A theological faculty opened at the University of Dorpat (Tartu), with German professors. Source: Internet
Dorpat was captured without a fight and the local bishop was imprisoned in Moscow, which effectively ended the period of local self-government. Source: Internet
In his autobiography, his discontent with his education at Dorpat inspired him to write a lengthy appraisal of education in general, a summary that dominated the content of the book. Source: Internet
On 1 July 1886, at the age of 30, Kraepelin was named Professor of Psychiatry at the University of Dorpat (today the University of Tartu ) in what is today Estonia (see Burgmair et al., vol. Source: Internet
The citizens who had fled to the Bishopric of Dorpat or had been deported to Muscovy hailed Magnus as their saviour until 1571. Source: Internet