University of Bonn facts for kids
Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn
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Type | Public |
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Established | 1818 |
President | Michael Hoch |
Administrative staff
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6,500 |
Students | 27,800 |
Location | , |
Campus | Urban |
Affiliations | Europaeum |
Website | http://www.uni-bonn.de |
Data as of June 2009[update] |
The University of Bonn (German: Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn) is a public research university in Bonn, Germany. Started in 1818, the University of Bonn is today one of the leading universities in Germany. The University of Bonn offers many programs in different subjects. Its library has more than two million volumes. The University of Bonn has 525 professors and 27,800 students. Among its famous students and teachers are seven Nobel prize winners, two Fields Medalists, eleven Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Prize winners, Pope Benedict XVI, Karl Marx, Friedrich Nietzsche, Joseph Schumpeter and Joseph Goebbels.
Images for kids
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Frederick William III, founder of the university
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Friedrich August Kekulé von Stradonitz was a professor of chemistry at the University of Bonn from 1867 to 1896
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Minke whale skeleton, Museum Koenig
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The Electron Stretcher Accelerator ELSA at the Department of Physics.
See also
In Spanish: Universidad de Bonn para niños