University of Zurich
| University of Zurich | |
| Universität Zürich | |
| Latin name | Universitas Turicensis |
| Motto | -- |
| Established | 1833 |
| School type | Public |
| Rector magnificus | Prof. Dr. Hans Weder |
| Location | Zurich, Switzerland |
| Enrollment | 23,421 students (2004) |
| Teaching staff | ca 2,700 (2004) |
| Member | -- |
| Homepage | www.unizh.ch |
The University of Zurich (in German: Universität Zürich) is the largest university of Switzerland, in the city of Zurich. It was founded on April 29, 1833 with faculties of theology, law, medicine and philosophy. Currently, the University has faculties of theology, arts, science, medicine, veterinary medicine, economics, and law.
History
The University was founded in 1833 with existing colleges of theology, law and medicine merged together with a new faculty of Philosophy to form the University of Zurich. This was the first University in Europe to be founded by the state rather than a monarch or church. The university allowed women to listen in on philosophy lectures from 1847, and admitted the first female doctoral student in 1866. The Faculty of Veterinary Medicine was added in 1901, the oldest such faculty in the world. In 1914, The University moved to new premises on Rämistrasse 71, designed by the architect Karl Moser.
Notable graduates include a number of Nobel prize winners
Professors at the University who won the Nobel Prize
- Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen (Physics, 1901)
- Theodor Mommsen (Literature, 1902)
- Alfred Werner (Chemistry 1913)
- Leopold Stefan Ruzicka (Chemistry 1913)
- Max von Laue (Physics 1914)
- Albert Einstein (Physics 1921)
- Erwin Schrödinger (Physics 1933)
- Peter Debye (Chemistry 1936)
- Paul Karrer (Chemistry 1937)
- Walter Rudolf Hess (Medicine 1949)
- Karl Alex Müller (Physics 1987)
- Rolf M. Zinkernagel (Medicine 1996)
External links
- Official homepage
- About the university (in German)
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