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University of Cologne
EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION
Established 1388, charter by Pope Urban VI. Closed in the late 1790's by French invasion, reopened on 19th May 1919, by Mayor Konrad Adenauer.
Location:
Cologne, Germany
Founding Date:
1388 Enrollment:
47,203 (2005) Official Website:
http://www.uni-koeln.de/ STUDENTS
| Name | Occupation | Birth | Death | Known for |
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| Rainer Barzel |
Politician |
20-Jun-1924 |
26-Aug-2006 |
CDU Chairman, 1971-73 |
| Heinrich Böll |
Novelist |
21-Dec-1917 |
16-Jul-1985 |
The Train Was On Time |
| Uwe Boll |
Film Director |
22-Jun-1965 |
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Alone in the Dark |
| Johann Eck |
Religion |
13-Nov-1486 |
10-Feb-1543 |
Martin Luther's Catholic opponent |
| Peter Grünberg |
Physicist |
18-May-1939 |
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Giant magnetoresistance |
| Klaus Kinkel |
Politician |
17-Dec-1936 |
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German Foreign Minister, 1992-98 |
| Nam June Paik |
Artist |
20-Jul-1932 |
29-Jan-2006 |
Korean-American video artist |
| Karolos Papoulias |
Head of State |
4-Jun-1929 |
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President of Greece |
| J. Pedro Reinhard |
Business |
? |
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CFO of Dow Chemical, 1995-2005 |
| Ronaldo H. Schmitz |
Business |
30-Oct-1938 |
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CFO of BASF, 1984-90 |
TEACHERS AND PROFESSORS
| Name | Occupation | Birth | Death | Known for |
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| Kurt Alder |
Chemist |
10-Jul-1902 |
20-Jun-1958 |
Diels-Alder Reaction |
| Heinrich Bruening |
Head of State |
26-Nov-1885 |
30-Mar-1970 |
Chancellor of Germany, 1930-32 |
| Karl Carstens |
Head of State |
14-Dec-1914 |
30-May-1992 |
President of Germany, 1979-84 |
| Peter Grünberg |
Physicist |
18-May-1939 |
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Giant magnetoresistance |
| Oskar Minkowski |
Doctor |
13-Jan-1858 |
18-Jul-1931 |
Linked pancreas to diabetes |
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