University of Bonn

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University of Bonn
Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn
TypePublic
Established1818
PresidentMichael Hoch
Students27,800[1]
Location,
CampusUrban
AffiliationsEuropaeum
Websitehttp://www.uni-bonn.de
Data as of June 2009

The University of Bonn (German: Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn) is a public research university in Bonn, Germany. Started in 1818, the University of Bonn is today one of the leading universities in Germany. The University of Bonn offers many programs in different subjects. Its library has more than two million volumes. The University of Bonn has 525 professors and 27,800 students.[1] Among its famous students and teachers are seven Nobel prize winners, two Fields Medalists, eleven Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Prize winners, Pope Benedict XVI, Karl Marx, Friedrich Nietzsche, Joseph Schumpeter and Joseph Goebbels.

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  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 University of Bonn (June 2007). "University of Bonn at a glance". Archived from the original on 2008-01-05. Retrieved 2008-02-08.

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