First Latin School of New Amsterdam

THE FIRST LATIN SCHOOL OF NEW AMSTERDAM 
WAS FOUNDED ON THIS SITE 
IN 1659 
BY DR. ALEXANDER-CAROLUS CURSIUS-CURTIUS. 
LITHUANIAN NOBLEMAN AND SCHOLAR 
WHO CAME TO THE DUTCH COLONY 
AS LATIN SCHOOL MASTER 
UPON THE INVITATION 
OF GOVERNOR PETER STUYVESANT 

BICENTENNIAL LITHUANIAN COMMITTEE