Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
- Germany
- Founded 1809
Overview
The Humboldt University of Berlin is a public research university in the central borough of Mitte in Berlin, Germany.
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Key facts
| Founded | 1809Source: Wikidata (opens in a new tab) |
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| Main location | BerlinSource: Wikidata. Other campuses may not be listed. (opens in a new tab) |
| Students | 36,232 (2022)Source: Wikidata. Can be out of date. (opens in a new tab) |
| Staff | 7,088 (2022)Source: Wikidata. Can be out of date. (opens in a new tab) |
| Website | hu-berlin.de (opens in a new tab) |
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| YouTube | Official channel (opens in a new tab) |
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People who studied here
- Karl Marx (opens in a new tab)German-born philosopher (1818–1883)
- Arthur Schopenhauer (opens in a new tab)German philosopher (1788-1860)
- Heinrich Heine (opens in a new tab)German poet, writer and literary critic (1797–1856)
- Ivan Turgenev (opens in a new tab)Russian writer (1818–1883)
- Mikhail Bakunin (opens in a new tab)Russian revolutionary anarchist and philosopher (1814–1876)
- Hannah Arendt (opens in a new tab)German-American political theorist and philosopher (1906–1975)
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