This is a list of notable people associated with the National University of Kyiv-Mohyla Academy (NaUKMA), a public research university located in Kyiv, Ukraine. Students, alumni and faculty members of the university and all its predecessor institutions including Kyiv Brotherhood School (KBS), Kyiv-Mohyla Collegium (KMC), Kyiv-Mohyla Academy (KMA) and Kyiv Theological Academy (KTA) are included in this list.
Many students and professors of Kyiv-Mohyla Academy in the 17th and 18th centuries pursued many activities except church career. They were often also writers, philosophers, theologicians and educators in a broad sense. This is indicated in the list where appropriate.
Religion
Name Relationship to the university Notability Reference professor of KMC Metropolitan of Kiev, writer student of KMA Metropolitan of Moldavia (1792); Metropolitan of Kherson and Crimea (1793–1799); Metropolitan of Kiev and Halych (1799–1803); Exarch of Moldo-Wallachia (1806–1812); Metropolitan of Chişinău (1812–1821) student, professor of KTA Metropolitan of Moscow and Kolomna student of KTA Patriarch of All Romania student of KMA Metropolitan archbishop of Ryazan and Murom; first president of the Most Holy Synod; writer student, professor, rector of KMA Metropolitan archbishop of Novgorod and Velykolutsk; philosopher; writer student of KMA Metropolitan archbishop of Rostov student, professor of KMA Ecclesiastical expert of the Russian Orthodox Church student of KTA The founder of modern Eastern Orthodox staretsdom; writer; philosopher Constantius I student of KTA Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople, 1830-1834 student of KMA Metropolitan bishop of the Romanian Orthodox Church student of KMA Metropolitan of Kiev, Galychyna and All-Rus' student of KMC Patriarch of Moscow and All RussiaOmeljan Pritsak and Ihor Sevcenko, eds. "The Kyiv Mohyla Academy (Commemorating the 350th Anniversary of Its Founding, 1632-1982)." Harvard Ukrainian Studies. vol. VIII, no. 1/2. Cambridge, MA, 1985. P. 83.
Politics
Hetmans of Ukraine
Name Relationship to the university Notability Reference student of KMA Grand Hetman of the Left-bank Ukraine, 1687–1708 student of KMA Hetman in exile; author of one of the first state constitutions in Europe student of KMA Hetman of the Left-bank Ukraine, 1722-1724 student of KMA Hetman of Left-bank Ukraine, 1672-1687 student of KMA Hetman of the Ukrainian Cossacks, 1657-1659 student of KMA Hetman of the Ukrainian Cossacks, 1708–1722 student of KMA Hetman of Ukraine, 1659-1660 and 1678–1681
Other prominent political figures
Name Relationship to the university Notability Reference student of KMA Grand Chancellor of Russia student of KMA Minister of justice of Russia in 1814 student of KMA Founder of the Black Sea Cossack Host professor of NaUKMA Minister of Education and Science of Ukraine student of KTU Minister of Agriculture of Ukraine Agricultural ministry headed by a graduate of Kyiv-Mohyla Academy Pavlenko, Televiziyna Sluzhba Novyn (2 December 2014) student of KTU Secretary of International Affairs for UkraineSerhiy Yefremov professor of NaUKMA Deputy of the Verkhovna Rada; Deputy Prime Minister of Ukraine in the first cabinet of Yulia Tymoshenko student of NaUKMA Member of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine of 6th convocation; Minister of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine student of NaUKMA Deputy of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine professor of NaUKMA Minister of Economical Development and Trade of Ukraine student of NaUKMA Press secretary of the President of Ukraine Viktor Yuschenko student of KMA Minister of Education in Russia in 1802
Arts and music
Name Relationship to the university Notability Reference student of KMA Architect who worked in the Ukrainian baroque style student of KMA Composer, opera singer and violinist student of KMA Composer, conductor, singer and violinist student of KMA Composer, conductor, singer student of KMA Portrait painter student of KTA Composer, choral conductor, arranger
Literature
Name Relationship to the university Notability Reference student of KMA Belarusian-Russian poet, dramatist, churchman, and enlightener who laid the groundwork for the development of modern Russian literature student of KMA Serbian writer, historian and pedagogue student of KTA Moldavian poet student of NaUKMA Contemporary writer
Natural sciences
Name Relationship to the university Notability Reference student of KMA Russian scientist, writer and polymath student, rector of KMA Mathematician, astronomer, historian, writer; bishop of Chyhyryn, Smolensk and Dorogobuzk
Humanities and social sciences
Name Relationship to the university Notability Reference rector, professor of KBS Linguist, writer; archbishop of Polotsk, Vitebsk and Mstislav student of KMA Philosopher, poet and singer. student of KMA Historian, author of the Cossack Chronicle student, professor of KTA Philosopher.:uk:Юркевич Памфіл Данилович rector, student of KMC Historian professor of NaUKMA American historian and prominent researcher of Holodomor dean, professor of NaUKMA Historian of philosophy student of NaUKMA political activist, academic and philosopher student of NaUKMA film director and creative producer
Other
Name Relationship to the university Notability Reference president, professor of NaUKMA Initiator of reestablishment; the first president of NaUKMA; Hero of Ukraine student of KMA Founder of commercial beekeeping student of NaUKMA Director, Head of Trading and Domestic Sales of Dragon Capital
Fictional people Name Relationship to the university Notability Reference NA Character in Nikolai Gogol's Taras Bulba NA Character in Nikolai Gogol's Taras Bulba
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References
NaUKMA notable professors and students