Universität zu Köln
- Germany
- Founded 1388
Overview
The University of Cologne is a public research university in Cologne, Germany. It was established in 1388.
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Key facts
| Founded | 1388Source: Wikidata (opens in a new tab) |
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| Students | 52,204 (2021)Source: Wikidata. Can be out of date. (opens in a new tab) |
| Staff | 4 (2021)Source: Wikidata. Can be out of date. (opens in a new tab) |
| Website | uni-koeln.de (opens in a new tab) |
| Official account (opens in a new tab) |
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People who studied here
- Heinrich Böll (opens in a new tab)German writer (1917–1985)
- Nicholas of Cusa (opens in a new tab)German philosopher (1401 – 1464)
- Peter Grünberg (opens in a new tab)German physicist, and Nobel Prize in Physics laureate (1939–2018)
- Lena Meyer-Landrut (opens in a new tab)German singer (born 1991)
- Karolos Papoulias (opens in a new tab)6th President of Greece (1929–2021)
- Karl Carstens (opens in a new tab)president of the Federal Republic of Germany (1914-1992)
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