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Georg-August-University
The Georg-August-University was named after the English King Georg the second and was founded in the year 1737. This year the university
celebrates the 275 anniversity! As it is one of the oldest universities in Germany, it has quite a lot of famous alumni that played
a great role in the political or cultural history of Germany, e.g. Otto von Bismarck or the Brothers Grimm. They together
with five other professors are known as the "Göttinger Sieben" ("Göttingen Seven") which lost their offices after
protest against sovereignty of the kings of Hanover in 1837.
According to the World University Rankings 2011/2012 of the Times Higher Education the Georg-August-University is ranked on place 69 and thus is the second best university in Germany. It was supported by the German "Initiative of Excellence" from 2007-2012 and was the home university of 44 Nobel Prize winners. For more information about the university have a look at the university homepage. ↑ Return to top
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