Royal Frederick University

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Royal Frederick University was the former name of the University of Oslo, Norway’s oldest and most prestigious university.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf public university
university
affiliation state university system of Norway
alsoKnownAs Det Kongelige Frederiks Universitet
campusSetting urban
city Oslo
country Norway
established 1811
fieldOfActivity higher education
scientific research
formerNameOf University of Oslo
foundedBy Frederick VI of Denmark
foundedIn 1811
hasAlumni Norwegian jurists
Norwegian politicians
Norwegian scientists
Norwegian theologians
Norwegian writers
hasFaculty Faculty of Humanities
Faculty of Law
Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences
Faculty of Medicine
Faculty of Social Sciences
Faculty of Theology
historicalPeriod 19th century Norway
early 20th century Norway
is Norway’s most prestigious university
Norway’s oldest university
languageOfName Norwegian
locatedIn Oslo
locatedInBuilding Oslo city centre
monarchAtFoundation Frederick VI of Denmark
namedAfter Frederick VI of Denmark
notableFor being the first university in Norway
role in development of Norwegian national identity
primaryLanguageOfInstruction Norwegian
region Eastern Norway
secondaryLanguageOfInstruction Latin
status renamed
successor University of Oslo
type research university


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