University of Bonn

The University of Bonn is a public research university located in Bonn, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It was founded in its present form as the Rhein-Universität on 18 October 1818 by Frederick William III, as the linear successor of the Kurkölnische Akademie Bonn which was founded in 1777. The University of Bonn offers many undergraduate and graduate programs in a range of subjects and has 544 professors. Its library holds more than five million volumes.

University of Bonn's most influential alumni faculty include professors and professionals in the fields of History, Sociology, and Philosophy. University of Bonn’s most academically influential people include Karl Marx, Friedrich Nietzsche, and Franz Boas.