Heidelberg University was founded in 1386 and is the oldest university in what is now Germany. It was established by Elector Rupert I of the Palatinate with the authorization of Pope Urban VI, at a time when the Western Schism made it hard for German students to attend the University of Paris. It began with faculties of arts, theology, law and medicine. The university became an important center of the Reformation and later of Romanticism, and in the 19th century it was a leading institution for natural science, with scholars such as Robert Bunsen and Hermann von Helmholtz. Its famous alumni and professors include the sociologist Max Weber, and the philosopher Hegel taught there.
Before and after
- from 1378 to 1508Aq Qoyunlu
- 8 January 1379Birth of Callixtus III
- from 30 May 1381 to 1 November 1381Peasants' Revolt of 1381
- 1385Construction of Bodiam Castle
- 1386Construction of Heidelberg University
- 1386Construction of Milan Cathedral
- 1386Birth of Donatello
- from 1386 to 1395Tokhtamysh–Timur War
- 1387Publication of The Canterbury Tales
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- 1239Construction of Alhambra
- 1420Construction of Kremlin
- 1473Construction of Sistine Chapel
The era
This moment belongs to the Medieval world (500 CE to 1500 CE), kingdoms, faiths and trade routes. You can also browse everything in the 14th century.