EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION

Founded 1386 by Rupert I of Wittelsbach, Count Palatinate and Elector of the Holy Roman Empire.

Location:
Heidelberg, Germany

Founding Date:
1386

Official Website:
http://www.uni-heidelberg.de/

STUDENTS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Herbert Baxter Adams	Historian	16-Apr-1850	30-Jul-1901	Coined the term political science
Felix Adler	Educator	13-Aug-1851	24-Apr-1933	Ethical Culture
Louis Agassiz	Paleontologist	28-May-1807	14-Dec-1873	Ichthyologist at Harvard
Hannah Arendt	Philosopher	14-Oct-1906	4-Dec-1975	Origins of Totalitarianism
Auguste Beernaert	Diplomat	26-Jul-1829	6-Oct-1912	Belgian Prime Minister, Nobel recipient
Daniel Bernoulli	Mathematician	8-Feb-1700	27-Mar-1782	Fluid dynamics
Manfred Bischoff	Business	22-Apr-1942		Chairman of EADS
Franz Boas	Anthropologist	9-Jul-1858	22-Dec-1942	Father of American Anthropology
Walter Christaller	Scientist	21-Apr-1893	9-Mar-1969	Central Place Theory
Wilhelm Cuno	Head of State	2-Jul-1876	3-Jan-1933	German Chancellor 1922-23
Wilhelm Dilthey	Philosopher	19-Nov-1833	1-Oct-1911	Methodology of the humanities
Jürgen Dormann	Business	12-Jan-1940		Chairman of ABB
Johann Eck	Religion	13-Nov-1486	10-Feb-1543	Martin Luther's Catholic opponent
Richard T. Ely	Economist	13-Apr-1854	4-Oct-1943	Introduction to Political Economy
Ludwig Feuerbach	Philosopher	28-Jul-1804	13-Sep-1872	Das Weses des Christentums
James Franck	Physicist	26-Aug-1882	21-May-1964	Franck-Hertz experiment
Sebastian Franck	Religion	c. 1499	c. 1542	German freethinker
Wilhelm Frick	Government	12-Mar-1877	16-Oct-1946	Authored the Nuremberg Laws
Erich Fromm	Psychologist	23-Mar-1900	18-Mar-1980	Psychoanalyst, Humanist
J. Willard Gibbs	Physicist	11-Feb-1839	28-Apr-1903	Elementary Principles in Statistical Mathematics
Albert Gobat	Politician	21-May-1843	16-Mar-1914	International Peace Bureau
Joseph Goebbels	Government	29-Oct-1897	1-May-1945	Reich Minister of Propaganda
Fritz Haber	Chemist	9-Dec-1868	29-Jan-1934	Synthesized ammonia
Theodor W. Hänsch	Physicist	30-Oct-1941		Quantum optics
Edwin J. Houston	Inventor	9-Jul-1847	1-Mar-1914	Thomson-Houston Electric Company
Karl Jaspers	Philosopher	23-Feb-1883	26-Feb-1969	Existential thinker
James E. Keeler	Astronomer	10-Sep-1857	12-Aug-1900	Composition of Saturn's rings
Jerome Kern	Composer	27-Jan-1885	12-Nov-1945	Show Boat
Wolfgang Ketterle	Physicist	21-Oct-1957		Bose-Einstein condensates
Gustav Krupp	Business	7-Aug-1870	16-Jan-1950	Industrialist, Nazi war criminal
Hans Heinrich Lammers	Government	27-May-1879	4-Jan-1962	Chief of the Reich Chancellery
Philipp Lenard	Physicist	7-Jun-1862	20-May-1947	Investigations of cathode rays
Fritz Lipmann	Scientist	12-Jun-1899	24-Jul-1986	Carbohydrate oxidation
Klaus J. Mangold	Business	6-Jun-1943		Executive Advisor to Diamler Chrysler
W. Somerset Maugham	Novelist	25-Jan-1874	16-Dec-1965	Of Human Bondage
Michael McMahon	Politician	12-Sep-1957		Congressman, New York 13th
Philipp Melanchthon	Religion	15-Feb-1497	19-Apr-1560	Confession of Augsburg
Dmitri Mendeleev	Chemist	8-Feb-1834	2-Feb-1907	Periodic Table of the Elements
Otto Meyerhof	Scientist	12-Apr-1884	6-Oct-1951	Glycogen-lactic acid cycle
F. W. Murnau	Film Director	28-Dec-1888	11-Mar-1931	Nosferatu, Sunrise
Robert E. Park	Sociologist	14-Feb-1864	7-Feb-1944	Race and Culture
Talcott Parsons	Sociologist	13-Dec-1902	8-May-1979	The Structure of Social Action
Julius Plücker	Mathematician	16-Jul-1801	22-May-1868	Analytical geometry
Sir William Ramsay	Chemist	2-Oct-1852	23-Jul-1916	Discovered noble gases
Hans Spemann	Scientist	27-Jun-1869	9-Sep-1941	Experimental embryology
Carl Spitteler	Poet	24-Apr-1845	29-Dec-1924	The Olympic Spring
Gianni Vattimo	Philosopher	1936		Postmodern philosopher
Gunther von Hagens	Artist	10-Jan-1945		Popularized cadaver art
Hermann von Helmholtz	Physicist	31-Aug-1821	8-Sep-1894	Law of Conservation of Energy
William Walker	Military	8-May-1824	12-Sep-1860	American "filibuster"
Otto Warburg	Scientist	8-Oct-1883	1-Aug-1970	Effect of oxygen on cancer
Max Weber	Sociologist	21-Apr-1864	14-Jun-1920	The Protestant Ethic
Friedrich Wöhler	Chemist	31-Jul-1800	23-Sep-1882	Artificial creation of urea
Wilhelm Wundt	Psychologist	16-Aug-1832	31-Aug-1920	Father of Experimental Psychology

TEACHERS AND PROFESSORS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Ludwig Boltzmann	Physicist	20-Feb-1844	5-Sep-1906	Atoms and molecules
Walther Bothe	Physicist	8-Jan-1891	8-Feb-1957	Pioneer of nuclear spectroscopy
Robert Wilhelm Bunsen	Chemist	31-Mar-1811	16-Aug-1899	Spectrum analysis, bunsen burner
Hans-Georg Gadamer	Philosopher	11-Feb-1900	13-Mar-2002	Truth and Method
Jürgen Habermas	Philosopher	18-Jun-1929		The Theory of Communicative Action
Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel	Philosopher	27-Aug-1770	14-Nov-1831	Phenomenology of Spirit
Wilhelm Hofmeister	Botanist	18-May-1824	12-Jan-1877	Alternation of generations in plants
Karl Jaspers	Philosopher	23-Feb-1883	26-Feb-1969	Existential thinker
J. Hans D. Jensen	Physicist	25-Jun-1907	11-Feb-1973	Shell nuclear model
Gustav Robert Kirchhoff	Physicist	12-Mar-1824	17-Oct-1887	Theory of spectrum analysis
Albrecht Kossel	Scientist	16-Sep-1853	5-Jul-1927	Chemistry of tissues and cells
Emil Kraepelin	Psychiatrist	15-Feb-1856	7-Oct-1926	Manic depression and schizophrenia
Richard Kuhn	Chemist	3-Dec-1900	1-Aug-1967	Researcher of carotenoids
Philipp Lenard	Physicist	7-Jun-1862	20-May-1947	Investigations of cathode rays
Karl Mannheim	Sociologist	27-Mar-1893	9-Jan-1947	Ideology and Utopia
Rudy Rucker	Novelist	22-Mar-1946		Author of Wetware series
Bert Sakmann	Scientist	12-Jun-1942		Cellular ion channels
Max Weber	Sociologist	21-Apr-1864	14-Jun-1920	The Protestant Ethic
Georg Wittig	Chemist	16-Jun-1897	26-Aug-1987	Wittig Reaction
Friedrich Wöhler	Chemist	31-Jul-1800	23-Sep-1882	Artificial creation of urea
Karl Ziegler	Chemist	26-Nov-1898	12-Aug-1973	Researcher in plastics

ADMINISTRATORS AND TRUSTEES

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Albrecht Kossel	Scientist	16-Sep-1853	5-Jul-1927	Chemistry of tissues and cells

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