Justus-Liebig-Universität Gießen
- Germany
- Founded 1607
Overview
University of Giessen, official name Justus Liebig University Giessen, is a large public research university in Giessen, Hesse, Germany. It is one of the oldest institutions of higher education in the German-speaking world.
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Key facts
| Founded | 1607Source: Wikidata (opens in a new tab) |
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| Main location | GiessenSource: Wikidata. Other campuses may not be listed. (opens in a new tab) |
| Students | 27,184 (2021)Source: Wikidata. Can be out of date. (opens in a new tab) |
| Website | uni-giessen.de (opens in a new tab) |
| Official account (opens in a new tab) |
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People who studied here
- Wangari Muta Maathai (opens in a new tab)Kenyan environmentalist and politician who won the Nobel Peace Prize in 2004 (1940–2011)
- Frank-Walter Steinmeier (opens in a new tab)German politician, president of Germany since 2017
- Walther Bothe (opens in a new tab)German physicist, mathematician and chemist (1891–1957)
- August Kekulé (opens in a new tab)German organic chemist (1829–1896)
- Ludwig Börne (opens in a new tab)German writer
- Wilhelm Liebknecht (opens in a new tab)German journalist, writer and socialist politician (1826–1900)
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