University of Franeker

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The University of Franeker was an early modern Dutch university in Friesland, founded in 1585 and known as one of the principal academic centers of the Dutch Republic before its closure in the 19th century.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf former university
university
academicDiscipline arts
astronomy
classical studies
law
mathematics
medicine
philosophy
theology
closedBy Napoleon Bonaparte NERFINISHED
country Dutch Republic
Netherlands
dissolved 1811
era early modern period
foundedBy States of Friesland
foundingDate 1585
hasFaculty faculty of arts
faculty of law
faculty of medicine
faculty of theology
hasType public university
heritage part of the academic heritage of Friesland
inception 1585
languageOfInstruction Dutch
Latin
locatedIn Franeker
Friesland NERFINISHED
Low Countries
Northern Netherlands
namedAfter city of Franeker
notableAlumni Anna Maria van Schurman
Hermannus Witsius
Johannes Cocceius
Petrus Stuyvesant
Ulrik Huber NERFINISHED
notableProfessor Adriaan Metius
Johannes Bogerman
Johannes Maccovius
Sibrandus Lubbertus
regionServed Dutch Republic
Friesland NERFINISHED
religiousAffiliation Calvinism
Dutch Reformed Church
significance one of the principal academic centers of the Dutch Republic
second university of the northern Netherlands after Leiden University
status defunct
successor Rijksatheneum Franeker

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Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Constantijn Huygens
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