University of Leipzig

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public research university university

The University of Leipzig is one of Germany’s oldest and most prestigious universities, renowned for its contributions to research and education in the humanities, natural sciences, and social sciences.

Aliases (11)

Leipzig University ×3
Alma mater Lipsiensis ×1
Karl-Marx-Universität Leipzig ×1
Rectorate of the University of Leipzig ×1
UB Leipzig ×1
Universitas litterarum ×1
University of Leipzig Senate ×1
University of Leipzig humanities faculties ×1
University of Leipzig main campus ×1
Universität Leipzig ×1
faculty of the University of Leipzig ×1

Statements (72)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	public research university → university →
academicStaffSize	over 400 professors →
affiliation	Arqus European University Alliance → DFG → EUA → German Rectors' Conference → German U15 → Utrecht Network →
city	Leipzig →
coordinates	51.3397°N 12.3731°E →
country	Germany →
formerName	Alma mater Lipsiensis → Karl-Marx-Universität Leipzig →
founded	1409 →
founders	Frederick I, Elector of Saxony → William II, Margrave of Meissen →
foundingDate	1409-12-02 →
fundingType	publicly funded →
hasBotanicalGarden	Botanischer Garten der Universität Leipzig →
hasBuilding	Paulinum – Aula und Universitätskirche St. Pauli →
hasCampus	inner-city campus in Leipzig →
hasFaculty	Faculty of Biosciences → Faculty of Chemistry and Mineralogy → Faculty of Economics and Management Science → Faculty of Education → Faculty of History, Art and Oriental Studies → Faculty of Law → Faculty of Life Sciences → Faculty of Mathematics and Computer Science → Faculty of Medicine → Faculty of Philology → Faculty of Physics and Earth Sciences → Faculty of Social Sciences and Philosophy → Faculty of Sport Science → Faculty of Theology → Faculty of Veterinary Medicine →
hasInternationalPartnershipsWith	universities worldwide →
hasLibrary	Universitätsbibliothek Leipzig →
hasMuseum	Egyptian Museum of the University of Leipzig → Museum of Musical Instruments of the University of Leipzig →
knownFor	early development of experimental psychology → longstanding tradition in humanities → research in natural sciences → social sciences and economics research →
languageOfInstruction	German →
locatedIn	Free State of Saxony → Leipzig → eastern Germany →
motto	Aus Tradition Grenzen überschreiten →
mottoInEnglish	Crossing boundaries out of tradition →
nameRestored	1991 →
nativeName	Universität Leipzig →
notableAlumnus	Angela Merkel → Friedrich Nietzsche → Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz → Johann Wolfgang von Goethe → Richard Wagner → Robert Schumann → Tycho Brahe → Wilhelm Wundt →
offersProgramsIn	humanities → law → medicine → natural sciences → social sciences →
region	Central Europe →
renamedAsKarlMarxUniversity	1953 →
state	Saxony →
studentPopulation	over 30,000 students →
type	public university →
website	https://www.uni-leipzig.de →

Referenced by (29)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Angela Dorothea Kasner → Angela Merkel → Edward Teller → Frederick the Wise → Friedrich Nietzsche → Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz → Johann Gottlieb Fichte → Rudolf Peierls → Sir John Anderson →	educatedAt
Felix Klein ("Leipzig University") → Ludwig Boltzmann → Sophus Lie ("Leipzig University") → Theodor Mommsen → Werner Heisenberg →	employer
Aurel Stein → Rudolf Hess → Tycho Brahe →	education
University of Leipzig ("Alma mater Lipsiensis") → University of Leipzig ("Karl-Marx-Universität Leipzig") →	formerName
Faculty of History, Art and Oriental Studies ("University of Leipzig humanities faculties") →	affiliation
Angela Merkel →	almaMater
Faculty of Theology (University of Leipzig) ("University of Leipzig main campus") →	campus
Faculty of Medicine, University of Leipzig ("University of Leipzig Senate") →	governedBy
Faculty of Theology (University of Leipzig) ("Rectorate of the University of Leipzig") →	hasParentOrganization
Saxony ("Leipzig University") →	hasUniversity
Humboldt University of Berlin ("Universitas litterarum") →	motto
University of Leipzig ("Universität Leipzig") →	nativeName
Universitätsbibliothek Leipzig ("UB Leipzig") →	shortName
Paulinum – Aula und Universitätskirche St. Pauli ("faculty of the University of Leipzig") →	usedBy