University of Bonn

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Public research university located in Bonn, Germany

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About University of Bonn

According to Wikipedia, The Rhenish Friedrich Wilhelm University of Bonn is a public research university located in Bonn, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It was founded in its present form as the on 18 October 1818 by Frederick William III, as the linear successor of the which was founded in 1777. The University of Bonn offers many undergraduate and graduate programs in a range of subjects and has 544 professors. The University of Bonn is a member of the German U15 association of major research-intensive universities in Germany and has the title of "University of Excellence" under the German Universities Excellence Initiative; it is consistently ranked amongst the best German universities in the world rankings and is one of the most research intensive universities in Germany.

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What Is University of Bonn Known For?

University of Bonn is known for it's academic work in the following disciplines:

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Who Are University of Bonn's Most Influential Alumni?

University of Bonn's most influential alumni include professors and professionals in the fields of Religious Studies, Philosophy, and Mathematics. Here are some of University of Bonn's most famous alumni:

Karl Marx
Karl Marx
A German philosopher .
Friedrich Nietzsche
Friedrich Nietzsche
A German philosopher .
Jürgen Habermas
Jürgen Habermas
A German sociologist and philosopher .
Franz Boas
Franz Boas
A German-American anthropologist.
Felix Klein
Felix Klein
A German mathematician, author of the Erlangen Program .
Karl Weierstrass
Karl Weierstrass
A German mathematician .
G. Stanley Hall
G. Stanley Hall
An American psychologist and educator .
Heinrich Brüning
A German chancellor .
Ferdinand Tönnies
Ferdinand Tönnies
A German sociologist, economist and philosopher .
Heinrich Heine
Heinrich Heine
A German poet, writer and literary critic .
Wilhelm II, German Emperor
Wilhelm II, German Emperor
A German Emperor and King of Prussia .
Leopold Kronecker
Leopold Kronecker
A German mathematician who worked on number theory and algebra .

Who Are University of Bonn's Most Influential Faculty?

University of Bonn's most influential faculty include professors in the fields of Religious Studies, Philosophy, and Mathematics. Here are some of University of Bonn's most famous alumni:

Hermann von Helmholtz
Hermann von Helmholtz
A German physicist and physiologist.
Joseph Schumpeter
Joseph Schumpeter
An Austrian economist.
Carl Schmitt
Carl Schmitt
A German jurist, political theorist and professor of law .
Karl Barth
Karl Barth
A Swiss Protestant theologian .
Hermann Minkowski
Hermann Minkowski
A German mathematician and physicist.
Rudolf Clausius
Rudolf Clausius
A German mathematical physicist and professor .
Felix Hausdorff
Felix Hausdorff
A German mathematician.
Reinhard Selten
Reinhard Selten
A German economist .
Friedrich Hirzebruch
Friedrich Hirzebruch
A German mathematician.
Johannes Peter Müller
Johannes Peter Müller
A German physiologist, comparative anatomist, ichthyologist, and herpetologist .
Philipp Lenard
Philipp Lenard
A German physicist .
Pope Benedict XVI
Pope Benedict XVI
A Pope of the Catholic Church from 2005 to 2013.

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