University of Wisconsin–Madison
- United States
- Founded 1848
Overview
The University of Wisconsin–Madison is a public land-grant research university in Madison, Wisconsin, United States. It was founded in 1848 when Wisconsin achieved statehood and is the flagship campus of the University of Wisconsin System.
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Key facts
| Founded | 1848Source: Wikidata (opens in a new tab) |
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| Main location | MadisonSource: Wikidata. Other campuses may not be listed. (opens in a new tab) |
| Website | wisc.edu (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
- Frank Lloyd Wright (opens in a new tab)American architect (1867-1959)
- Ellen Johnson Sirleaf (opens in a new tab)24th president of Liberia
- Saul Bellow (opens in a new tab)Canadian-American writer (1915–2005)
- Abraham Maslow (opens in a new tab)American psychologist (1908–1970)
- John Bardeen (opens in a new tab)American physicist and engineer (1908–1991)
- Charles Lindbergh (opens in a new tab)American aviator, author, inventor, explorer, and social activist (1902–1974)
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