University of Freiburg
- Germany
- Founded 1457
Overview
The University of Freiburg, officially the Albert Ludwig University of Freiburg, is a public research university located in Freiburg im Breisgau, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. The university was founded in 1457 by the Habsburg dynasty as the second university in Austrian-Habsburg territory after the University of Vienna.
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Key facts
| Founded | 1457Source: Wikidata (opens in a new tab) |
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| Main location | Freiburg im BreisgauSource: Wikidata. Other campuses may not be listed. (opens in a new tab) |
| Students | 23,938 (2021)Source: Wikidata. Can be out of date. (opens in a new tab) |
| Website | uni-freiburg.de (opens in a new tab) |
| Official account (opens in a new tab) |
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People who studied here
- Martin Heidegger (opens in a new tab)German philosopher (1889–1976)
- Konrad Adenauer (opens in a new tab)German politician, Chancellor of West Germany (1949–1963), Zentrum and CDU
- Joseph Goebbels (opens in a new tab)Nazi politician and Propaganda Minister (1897–1945)
- Hannah Arendt (opens in a new tab)German-American political theorist and philosopher (1906–1975)
- Walter Benjamin (opens in a new tab)German cultural critic, philosopher and social critic (1892–1940)
- Herbert Marcuse (opens in a new tab)German philosopher, sociologist, and political theorist (1898–1979)
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