University of Marburg
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| University of Marburg | |
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| Philipps-Universität Marburg | |
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Latin: SCHOLAE MARPVRGENSIS |
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| Motto: | Alma Mater Philippina |
| Established: | July 1, 1527 |
| Type: | Public university |
| President: | Prof. Dr. Volker Nienhaus |
| Staff: | ca. 7,500 (incl. hospital staff) |
| Students: | 19,339 |
| Location: | Marburg, Germany |
| Website: | http://www.uni-marburg.de |
| Data as of 2005 | |
The University of Marburg (German: Philipps-Universität Marburg 'Philipp's University, Marburg'), was founded in 1527 by Landgrave Philipp I of Hesse (usually called the Magnanimous, although the updated meaning 'haughty' is sometimes given) as the world's first and oldest Protestant university.
It was the main university of the principality of Hesse and remains a public university of that German state. It now has about 20,000 students and 7,500 employees, making Marburg, a town of less than 80,000 inhabitants, the proverbial "university town" (Universitätsstadt). Though most subjects are grouped, the University of Marburg is not a campus university.
Marburg is home to one of Germany's most traditional medical faculties. The German physicians' union is called "Marburger Bund".
In 1609, the University of Marburg established the world's first professorship for chemistry.
[edit] Famous alumni and professors
Famous natural scientists who studied or taught at the University of Marburg:
- Emil von Behring
- Ferdinand Braun
- Robert Bunsen
- Adolf Butenandt
- Georg Ludwig Carius
- Hans Fischer
- Edward Frankland
- Johann Peter Griess
- Otto Hahn
- Thomas Archer Hirst
- Erich Hückel
- Hermann Kolbe
- Albrecht Kossel
- Hans Meerwein
- Ludwig Mond
- Denis Papin
- Otto Heinrich Schindewolf
- John Tyndall
- Alfred Wegener
- Georg Wittig
- Alexandre Yersin
- Karl Ziegler
- Jacob Lorhard
Marburg was always known as a humanities university. It retained that strength, especially in Philosophy and Theology for a long time after World War II. Famous theologians include:
- Rudolf Bultmann
- Friedrich Heiler
- Wilhelm Herrmann
- Aegidius Hunnius
- Otto Kaiser
- Rudolf Otto
- Paul Tillich
- August Friedrich Christian Vilmar
Famous philosophers include:
- Wolfgang Abendroth, Political Science
- Ernst Cassirer
- Hermann Cohen
- Hans-Georg Gadamer
- Nicolai Hartmann
- Martin Heidegger
- Hans Jonas
- Paul Natorp
- Christian Wolff
- Eduard Zeller
Other famous students:
- Hannah Arendt
- Karl Barth
- Gottfried Benn
- José Ortega y Gasset
- Jacob Grimm
- Wilhelm Grimm
- Gustav Heinemann
- W. Jaeger
- Helmut Koester
- Wilhelm Liebknecht
- Mikhail Vasilyevich Lomonosov
- Carlyle Ferren MacIntyre
- Boris Pasternak
- Ernst Reuter
- Ferdinand Sauerbruch
- Annemarie Schimmel
- Heinrich Schütz
- Leo Strauss
- Wilhelm Röpke
- Konstantinos Simitis
- Monika Treut
- Wilhelm Viëtor - Philologist, Phonetician
[edit] List of subjects
The University of Marburg has a bright spectrum of subjects with research highlights in nano sciences, material sciences, near eastern studies, and medicine.
- Jurisprudence
- Economics
- Philosophy
- European Ethnology
- Political science
- Sociology
- Religious studies
- Peace and conflict studies
- Psychology
- Christian theology (Protestant)
- Christian theology (Catholic)
- History
- Archeology
- Sinology
- German language and literature
- History of art
- Graphic design
- English studies, American studies
- Language technology
- Latin and Old Greek
- Middle age Latin
- Oriental studies (to be significantly enlarged in the near future), Indology, Tibetology
- Comparative Linguistics
- Celtic Studies
- Romanic languages and literature (French, Italian, Spanish, Catalan, Portuguese)
- Slavic languages and literature (moved to the University of Giessen)
- Mathematics
- Computer sciences
- Physics
- Chemistry
- Pharmacy
- Biology
- Geology (moved to the University of Frankfurt)
- Geography
- Medicine
- Dentistry
- Pedagogy
