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The University of Göttingen
George II, Elector of Hanover and King of Great Britain and Ireland, founded the Georg August University of Göttingen in 1734. The University opened its doors in 1737 and developed rapidly into one of the most important of its time. Georgia Augusta, as it is sometimes known, is a classical university which offers — in addition to medicine, law, business studies, evangelical theology, mathematics and all the natural sciences — all non-technical liberal arts subjects. It enjoys an international reputation and close ties to a wide range of Max Planck Institutes. The large number of Nobel Prize winners which Göttingen has produced over the last 100 years (including Max Planck for physics, Robert Koch for medicine and Otto Hahn for chemistry, to name only three of a total of more than 40) speaks for the quality of the science done in our city. Further interesting information on the University of Göttingen is available at >>> more |