# Ionian Academy

> former university in Corfu, Greece

**Wikidata**: [Q1227727](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1227727)  
**Wikipedia**: [English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ionian_Academy)  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/ionian-academy

## Summary
The Ionian Academy was a university-level institution located in Corfu, Greece, founded in 1824 and dissolved in 1865. It operated in the territory of the United States of the Ionian Islands and is recorded in multiple library and archival authority files and Wikimedia resources.

## Key Facts
- Founded (inception): 1824.  
- Dissolved/abolished: 1865.  
- Instance of: university (academic institution for further education).  
- Location: Corfu, Greece (coordinates: 39.620947 N, 19.923772 E).  
- Country (historic): United States of the Ionian Islands.  
- Common aliases: Academia jonica; Academie ionienne.  
- Image available: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Ionian_Academy_(Corfu)_01.jpg.  
- Authority and database identifiers: mmb_id 34695; freebase_id /m/07jqv5; VIAF ids 4327158792909439040008, 124383826, 139167803550617772312; national_library_of_greece_id 44164; factgrid_item_id Q387786.  
- Wikimedia and cataloging coverage: wikipedia_title "Ionian Academy"; commons category "Ionian Academy (Corfu)"; listed in multiple Vatican Library identifiers and the former Vatican scheme; sitelink_count 9; Wikipedia-language presence includes bg, commons, de, el, en, es, fr, la, uk.  
- Wikidata short description: "former university in Corfu, Greece."

## FAQs
### Q: What was the Ionian Academy?
A: The Ionian Academy was a university (higher-education institution) located in Corfu, Greece. It is described in records as a former university.

### Q: When was the Ionian Academy founded and when did it close?
A: The academy was founded in 1824 and was dissolved in 1865.

### Q: Where was the Ionian Academy located?
A: The academy was located in Corfu, in the territory historically known as the United States of the Ionian Islands. Its coordinates are 39.620947 N, 19.923772 E.

## Why It Matters
The Ionian Academy is significant as a documented historical university in Corfu that operated during the period of the United States of the Ionian Islands. As an institutional entity founded in 1824 and dissolved in 1865, it forms part of the educational and cultural history of the Ionian Islands and of Greece more broadly. The academy's presence in multiple bibliographic and archival authority systems (VIAF, Vatican Library identifiers, National Library of Greece) and its representation across numerous Wikipedia language editions and Wikimedia Commons indicate continued research and public interest. For historians of education, regional scholars, and cultural heritage professionals, the Ionian Academy serves as a verifiable reference point for 19th-century higher education in the Ionian region and for institutional continuity and change during that period.

## Notable For
- Being a formally recorded university institution in Corfu with a clear founding date (1824) and dissolution date (1865).  
- Operating within the historical polity listed as the United States of the Ionian Islands.  
- Multiple authoritative identifiers across international library and archival systems (VIAF, Vatican Library, National Library of Greece, Freebase, FactGrid).  
- Multilingual and multimedia presence: a dedicated Wikipedia title, Commons category, and coverage in at least nine Wikimedia sitelinks/languages.  
- Recognizable historic aliases in Latin and French (Academia jonica; Academie ionienne).

## Body

### Overview
- The Ionian Academy is categorized as a university (instance_of: university).  
- It is described in structured data as a "former university in Corfu, Greece."

### Founding and Dissolution
- Inception (founding year): 1824.  
- Dissolved/abolished date: 1865.

### Location and Coordinates
- City/island: Corfu, Greece.  
- Geographic coordinates: latitude 39.620947, longitude 19.923772.  
- Historic country context provided in records: United States of the Ionian Islands.

### Names and Language Coverage
- Official name used in English-language records: Ionian Academy.  
- Aliases include: Academia jonica (Latin) and Academie ionienne (French).  
- Wikipedia-language presence recorded for: Bulgarian (bg), Commons, German (de), Greek (el), English (en), Spanish (es), French (fr), Latin (la), Ukrainian (uk).  
- Sitelink_count recorded as 9.

### Media and Identifiers
- Representative image hosted on Wikimedia Commons: Ionian_Academy_(Corfu)_01.jpg (URL above).  
- Authority identifiers:  
  - mmb_id: 34695  
  - freebase_id: /m/07jqv5  
  - VIAF ids: 4327158792909439040008; 124383826; 139167803550617772312  
  - national_library_of_greece_id: 44164  
  - factgrid_item_id: Q387786  
  - Vatican Library VCBA and former-scheme identifiers recorded with qualifiers referencing "Ionios Akad♯“mia" and "Ionian Academy."

### Cataloging and Reference Data
- Wikidata short description: "former university in Corfu, Greece."  
- Wikipedia page title listed as "Ionian Academy."  
- Commons category: "Ionian Academy (Corfu)."  
- The structured data indicates multiple external references and archival entries reflecting its documentation in library and heritage systems.

## References

1. Freebase Data Dumps. 2013