Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg
- Germany
- Founded 1386
Overview
Heidelberg University, officially the Ruprecht Karl University of Heidelberg, is a public research university in Heidelberg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. Founded in 1386 on instruction of Pope Urban VI, Heidelberg is Germany's oldest university and one of the world's oldest surviving universities; it was the third university established in the Holy Roman Empire after Prague (1347) and Vienna (1365).
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Key facts
| Founded | 1386Source: Wikidata (opens in a new tab) |
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| Main location | HeidelbergSource: Wikidata. Other campuses may not be listed. (opens in a new tab) |
| Website | uni-heidelberg.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
- Max Weber (opens in a new tab)German sociologist, philosopher, and political economist (1864–1920)
- David Hilbert (opens in a new tab)German mathematician (1862–1943)
- Joseph Goebbels (opens in a new tab)Nazi politician and Propaganda Minister (1897–1945)
- Robert Schumann (opens in a new tab)German composer, pianist and critic (1810–1856)
- Helmut Kohl (opens in a new tab)Chancellor of West Germany and reunified Germany (1982–1998)
- Hannah Arendt (opens in a new tab)German-American political theorist and philosopher (1906–1975)
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