EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION

Founded 1477 by Count Eberhard VI, Duke of Württemberg.

Location:
Tübingen, Germany

Founding Date:
1477

Enrollment:
22,000

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

STUDENTS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Alois Alzheimer	Doctor	14-Jun-1864	19-Dec-1915	Alzheimer's Disease
Karl Barth	Religion	10-May-1886	9-Dec-1968	Church Dogmatics
Manfred Bischoff	Business	22-Apr-1942		Chairman of EADS
Günter Blobel	Scientist	21-May-1936		Protein signaling in cells
Dietrich Bonhoeffer	Religion	4-Feb-1906	9-Apr-1945	Lutheran theologian, opponent of Hitler
Max Delbrück	Scientist	4-Sep-1906	10-Mar-1981	Molecular structure of viral genes (phages)
Rita Dove	Poet	28-Aug-1952		7th US Poet Laureate, 1993-95
Johann Eck	Religion	13-Nov-1486	10-Feb-1543	Martin Luther's Catholic opponent
Romano Guardini	Religion	17-Feb-1885	1-Oct-1968	Roman Catholic theologian
Albrecht von Haller	Doctor	16-Oct-1708	12-Dec-1777	Elementa Physiologiae Corporis Humani
Wilhelm Hauff	Poet	29-Nov-1802	18-Nov-1827	Phantasien im Bremer Ratskeller
Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel	Philosopher	27-Aug-1770	14-Nov-1831	Phenomenology of Spirit
Walter Hieber	Chemist	18-Dec-1895	29-Nov-1976	Metal carbonyl chemistry
Friedrich Hölderlin	Poet	20-Mar-1770	7-Jun-1843	Hyperion
Robert Jewett	Theologian	31-Dec-1933		Pauline scholar
Johannes Kepler	Astronomer	27-Dec-1571	15-Nov-1630	Laws of Planetary Motion
Kurt Georg Kiesinger	Head of State	6-Apr-1904	9-Mar-1988	German Chancellor, 1966-69
Klaus Kinkel	Politician	17-Dec-1936		German Foreign Minister, 1992-98
Horst Köhler	Head of State	22-Feb-1943		President of Germany, 2004-10
Julius Robert Mayer	Physicist	25-Nov-1814	20-Mar-1878	Studied thermodynamics
Philipp Melanchthon	Religion	15-Feb-1497	19-Apr-1560	Confession of Augsburg
Hartmut Michel	Chemist	18-Jul-1948		Proteins of photosynthesis
Christiane Nüsslein-Volhard	Scientist	20-Oct-1942		Embryonic development of fruit flies
Sir William Ramsay	Chemist	2-Oct-1852	23-Jul-1916	Discovered noble gases
Bert Sakmann	Scientist	12-Jun-1942		Cellular ion channels
Dieter Schnebel	Composer	14-Mar-1930		Avant-garde composer
David Friedrich Strauss	Religion	27-Jan-1808	8-Feb-1874	Leben Jesu
William L. Swing	Diplomat	11-Sep-1934		US Ambassador to Congo, 1998-2001
Michel Tournier	Novelist	19-Dec-1924	18-Jan-2016	Le Roi des aulnes
Konstantin von Neurath	Diplomat	2-Feb-1873	15-Aug-1956	Reich Minister of Foreign Affairs

TEACHERS AND PROFESSORS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Pope Benedict XVI	Religion	16-Apr-1927		Pope Emeritus
Hans Bethe	Physicist	2-Jul-1906	6-Mar-2005	Atomic scientist
Ferdinand Braun	Physicist	6-Jun-1850	20-Apr-1918	Rectifier effect in semiconductors
Eduard Buchner	Chemist	20-May-1860	13-Aug-1917	Cell-free fermentation
Hans Geiger	Physicist	30-Sep-1882	24-Sep-1945	Co-Inventor of the Geiger Counter
Wilhelm Hofmeister	Botanist	18-May-1824	12-Jan-1877	Alternation of generations in plants
Johannes Kepler	Astronomer	27-Dec-1571	15-Nov-1630	Laws of Planetary Motion
Georg Wittig	Chemist	16-Jun-1897	26-Aug-1987	Wittig Reaction

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