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[[File:Siegel_der_Universitat_Leipzig.png|thumb|Seal of Liepzig University.]]'''Leipzig University''' (German: Universität Leipzig), in Leipzig in the Free State of Saxony, Germany, is one of the world's oldest universities and the second-oldest university (by consecutive years of existence) in Germany. | [[File:Siegel_der_Universitat_Leipzig.png|thumb|Seal of Liepzig University.]]'''Leipzig University''' (German: Universität Leipzig), in Leipzig in the Free State of Saxony, Germany, is one of the world's oldest universities and the second-oldest university (by consecutive years of existence) in Germany. | ||
Famous alumni include Leibniz, Goethe, Ranke, Nietzsche, Wagner, Angela Merkel, Raila Odinga, Tycho Brahe, and nine Nobel laureates are associated with the university. | Famous alumni include [[Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz (nonfiction)|Leibniz]], Goethe, Ranke, [[Friedrich Nietzsche (nonfiction)|Nietzsche]], Wagner, Angela Merkel, Raila Odinga, [[Tycho Brahe (nonfiction)|Tycho Brahe]], and nine Nobel laureates are associated with the university. | ||
The university was founded on December 2, 1409 by Frederick I, Elector of Saxony and his brother William II, Margrave of Meissen, and originally comprised the four scholastic faculties. Since its inception, the university has engaged in teaching and research for over 600 years without interruption. | The university was founded on December 2, 1409 by Frederick I, Elector of Saxony and his brother William II, Margrave of Meissen, and originally comprised the four scholastic faculties. Since its inception, the university has engaged in teaching and research for over 600 years without interruption. | ||
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== In the News == | == In the News == | ||
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File:Nietzsche.jpg|link=Friedrich Nietzsche (nonfiction)|[[Friedrich Nietzsche (nonfiction)|Friedrich Nietzsche]] gives lecture on [[Artificial intelligence (nonfiction)|artificial intelligence]] at Leipzig University. | File:Nietzsche.jpg|link=Friedrich Nietzsche (nonfiction)|[[Friedrich Nietzsche (nonfiction)|Friedrich Nietzsche]] gives lecture on [[Artificial intelligence (nonfiction)|artificial intelligence]] at Leipzig University. | ||
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Latest revision as of 15:09, 26 July 2017
Leipzig University (German: Universität Leipzig), in Leipzig in the Free State of Saxony, Germany, is one of the world's oldest universities and the second-oldest university (by consecutive years of existence) in Germany.
Famous alumni include Leibniz, Goethe, Ranke, Nietzsche, Wagner, Angela Merkel, Raila Odinga, Tycho Brahe, and nine Nobel laureates are associated with the university.
The university was founded on December 2, 1409 by Frederick I, Elector of Saxony and his brother William II, Margrave of Meissen, and originally comprised the four scholastic faculties. Since its inception, the university has engaged in teaching and research for over 600 years without interruption.
In the News
Friedrich Nietzsche gives lecture on artificial intelligence at Leipzig University.
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External links:
- Leipzig University @ Wikipedia