University of Altdorf

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The University of Altdorf was an early modern German university near Nuremberg, notable for its role in 17th-century scholarship and as the institution where philosopher and mathematician Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz received his doctorate.

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University of Altdorf canonical 2

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instanceOf early modern university
university
academicDisciplineTaught classical languages
law
mathematics
medicine
natural philosophy
philosophy
theology
closedBy Bavarian authorities
country Holy Roman Empire
degreeTypeGrantedToLeibniz doctorate in law
dissolutionYear 1809
elevatedTo university
fieldAssociatedWithAlumnus mathematics
philosophy
foundedAs academy
gymnasium
foundingYear 1575
governedBy Nuremberg city council
surface form: city council of Nuremberg
grantedDegreeTo Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
hadFaculty faculty of law
faculty of medicine
faculty of philosophy
faculty of theology
historicalEra early modern period
languageOfInstruction German
Latin
locatedIn Altdorf bei Nürnberg
locatedInAdministrativeEntity Electorate of Bavaria
locatedInPresentDay Germany
locatedNear Nuremberg
notableAlumnus Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
notableFor Protestant scholarship
humanist education
role in 17th-century scholarship
operatedInCentury 16th century
17th century
18th century
early 19th century
partOf German university system (early modern period)
reasonForClosure university reforms in Bavaria
region Franconia
religiousAffiliation Lutheranism
successorInstitution Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich
surface form: Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich (as part of Bavarian university reorganization)
universityStatusGrantedYear 1622
yearLeibnizReceivedDoctorate 1666

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Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz educatedAt University of Altdorf
Johann Schreck educatedAt University of Altdorf