University of Zurich
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University in Switzerland
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About University of Zurich
According to Wikipedia, The University of Zurich is a public research university located in the city of Zürich, Switzerland. It is the largest university in Switzerland, with its 28,000 enrolled students. It was founded in 1833 from the existing colleges of theology, law, medicine which go back to 1525, and a new faculty of philosophy.
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What Is University of Zurich Known For?
University of Zurich is known for it's academic work in the following disciplines:
- Psychology
- Mathematics
- Philosophy
- Biology
- Physics
- Literature
- Medical
- Chemistry
- Education
- Computer Science
- Religious Studies
- Economics
- Law
- History
- Engineering
- Business
- Political Science
- Communications
- Anthropology
- Earth Sciences
- Sociology
- Nursing
- Criminal Justice
- Social Work
University of Zurich's Top Areas of Influence With Degrees Offered
Psychology
#7
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Mathematics
#33
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Philosophy
#33
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Biology
#43
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Physics
#26
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Literature
#49
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Medical
#27
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Chemistry
#31
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Education
#43
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Computer Science
#62
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Religious Studies
#39
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Economics
#54
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Law
#106
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History
#92
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Engineering
#206
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Business
#147
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Political Science
#196
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Communications
#101
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Anthropology
#63
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Earth Sciences
#62
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Sociology
#76
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Nursing
#252
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Criminal Justice
#293
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Social Work
#301
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Who Are University of Zurich's Most Influential Alumni?
University of Zurich's most influential alumni faculty include professors and professionals in the fields of Psychology, Physics, and Medical. Here are some of University of Zurich's most famous alumni:
- Albert Einstein
- A German-born theoretical physicist. Albert Einstein is developer of the theory of relativity .
- Jürgen Habermas
- A German sociologist and philosopher .
- Max Born
- A German-Jewish physicist and mathematician.
- Rosa Luxemburg
- A Polish Marxist theorist, socialist philosopher, and revolutionary, editor .
- Martin Buber
- A German Jewish Existentialist philosopher and theologian.
- Max von Laue
- A German physicist, Nobel laureate and anti-Nazi.
- Wilhelm Röntgen
- A German physicist .
- Walther Nernst
- A German physical chemist and physicist.
- Eugen Bleuler
- A Swiss psychiatrist .
- Louis Agassiz
- A Swiss-born American naturalist .
- Albert Hofmann
- A Swiss chemist.
- Johann Heinrich Pestalozzi
- A Swiss pedagogue and educational reformer.
