Washington University in St. Louis
- United States
- Founded 1853
Overview
Washington University in St. Louis (WashU) is a private research university in the St.
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Key facts
| Founded | 1853Source: Wikidata (opens in a new tab) |
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| Main location | St. Louis CountySource: Wikidata. Other campuses may not be listed. (opens in a new tab) |
| Students | 15,417 (2021)Source: Wikidata. Can be out of date. (opens in a new tab) |
| Website | washu.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
- Tennessee Williams (opens in a new tab)American playwright (1911–1983)
- William E. Moerner (opens in a new tab)Nobel prize winning American chemical physicist
- Daniel Nathans (opens in a new tab)American microbiologist
- Earl Wilbur Sutherland, Jr. (opens in a new tab)American pharmacologist (1915–1974)
- Harold Ramis (opens in a new tab)American actor, comedian, and filmmaker (1944–2014)
- Edwin G. Krebs (opens in a new tab)American biochemist (1918–2009)
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