EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION

Albert Ludwig University of Freiburg

Location:
Freiburg, Germany

Founding Date:
1457

Motto:
Die Weisheit hat sich ein Haus erbaut

Enrollment:
20,000

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

STUDENTS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Konrad Adenauer	Politician	5-Jan-1876	19-Apr-1967	Chancellor of West Germany, 1949-61
Richard V. Allen	Government	1-Jan-1936		Reagan National Security Advisor
Hannah Arendt	Philosopher	14-Oct-1906	4-Dec-1975	Origins of Totalitarianism
Robert Bárány	Doctor	22-Apr-1876	8-Apr-1936	Studied inner ear, equilibrium system
Hildegard Behrens	Singer	9-Feb-1937	18-Aug-2009	Operatic soprano
Ludwig Biermann	Astronomer	13-Mar-1907	12-Jan-1986	Solar winds
Rudolf Carnap	Philosopher	18-May-1891	14-Sep-1970	The Logical Syntax of Language
Gerhard Casper	Educator	25-Dec-1937		President of Stanford University, 1992-2000
Archibald Cary Coolidge	Educator	6-Mar-1866	14-Jan-1928	The United States as a World Power
Alfred Döblin	Novelist	10-Aug-1878	26-Jun-1957	Berlin Alexanderplatz
Johann Eck	Religion	13-Nov-1486	10-Feb-1543	Martin Luther's Catholic opponent
Paul Ehrlich	Doctor	14-Mar-1854	20-Aug-1915	Father of chemotherapy
Konstantin Fehrenbach	Head of State	11-Jan-1852	26-Mar-1926	German Chancellor 1920-21
Hans Filbinger	Politician	15-Sep-1913	1-Apr-2007	Disgraced German politician
Romano Guardini	Religion	17-Feb-1885	1-Oct-1968	Roman Catholic theologian
Ludwig Haetzer	Religion	c. 1500	4-Feb-1529	Translator of Prophets
Martin Heidegger	Philosopher	26-Sep-1889	26-May-1976	Being and Time
Philip S. Hench	Scientist	28-Feb-1896	30-Mar-1965	Adrenocortical hormones
George de Hevesy	Chemist	1-Aug-1885	5-Jul-1966	Radioisotope researcher
Johannes Holtfreter	Zoologist	9-Jan-1901	13-Nov-1992	Chemotaxis
Karen Horney	Psychologist	16-Sep-1885	4-Dec-1952	Disputed Freud's concept of "penis envy"
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
Hans Jonas	Philosopher	10-May-1903	5-Feb-1993	Gnostic philosopher
Georges J.F. Köhler	Scientist	17-Apr-1946	1-Mar-1995	Hybridoma technique (monoclonal antibodies)
Hans Krebs	Scientist	25-Apr-1900	22-Nov-1981	Tricarboxylic acid cycle
Kurt Lewin	Psychologist	9-Sep-1890	12-Feb-1947	Field theorist, group dynamicist
Karl Mannheim	Sociologist	27-Mar-1893	9-Jan-1947	Ideology and Utopia
Herbert Marcuse	Philosopher	19-Jul-1898	29-Jul-1979	One-Dimensional Man
Otto Meyerhof	Scientist	12-Apr-1884	6-Oct-1951	Glycogen-lactic acid cycle
Mario J. Molina	Chemist	19-Mar-1943		Ozone depletion
Cameron Munter	Diplomat	1954		US Ambassador to Serbia
Christiane Nüsslein-Volhard	Scientist	20-Oct-1942		Embryonic development of fruit flies
Erwin Panofsky	Art Historian	30-Mar-1892	14-Mar-1968	Studies in Iconology
Karl Rahner	Religion	5-Mar-1904	30-Mar-1984	Leading Roman Catholic theologian
Johann Reuchlin	Scholar	22-Feb-1455	6-Jun-1522	German humanist and Hebraist
James Harvey Robinson	Historian	29-Jun-1863	16-Feb-1936	The Mind in the Making
Bert Sakmann	Scientist	12-Jun-1942		Cellular ion channels
Wolfgang Schäuble	Politician	18-Sep-1942		CDU Chairman, 1998-2000
Zalman Shazar	Head of State	6-Oct-1889	5-Oct-1974	President of Israel, 1963-73
Otto Stern	Physicist	17-Feb-1888	17-Aug-1969	Molecular beam experiment
Leo Strauss	Philosopher	20-Sep-1899	18-Oct-1973	Patron saint of Neoconservatism
Chaim Weizmann	Head of State	27-Nov-1874	9-Nov-1952	First President of Israel
Adolf Windaus	Chemist	25-Dec-1876	9-Jun-1959	Investigated cholesterol, Vitamin D
Joseph Wirth	Head of State	6-Sep-1879	3-Jan-1956	German Chancellor

TEACHERS AND PROFESSORS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Harald zur Hausen	Scientist	11-Mar-1936		Papilloma virus
F. A. Hayek	Economist	8-May-1899	23-Mar-1992	Austrian economist
Martin Heidegger	Philosopher	26-Sep-1889	26-May-1976	Being and Time
George de Hevesy	Chemist	1-Aug-1885	5-Jul-1966	Radioisotope researcher
Hans Krebs	Scientist	25-Apr-1900	22-Nov-1981	Tricarboxylic acid cycle
Friedrich Mohs	Geologist	29-Jan-1773	29-Sep-1839	Mohs Scale of Mineral Hardness
Hans Spemann	Scientist	27-Jun-1869	9-Sep-1941	Experimental embryology
Hermann Staudinger	Chemist	23-Mar-1881	8-Sep-1965	Macromolecular chemistry
Max Weber	Sociologist	21-Apr-1864	14-Jun-1920	The Protestant Ethic
August Weismann	Biologist	17-Jan-1834	5-Nov-1914	Theory of Germ Plasm
Chaim Weizmann	Head of State	27-Nov-1874	9-Nov-1952	First President of Israel
Heinrich Wieland	Chemist	4-Jun-1877	5-Aug-1957	Studied acids of bile
Georg Wittig	Chemist	16-Jun-1897	26-Aug-1987	Wittig Reaction

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