Goethe University Frankfurt was founded in 1914 as a foundation university, a distinctive arrangement in Germany, in that it was financed largely by the donations of the citizens of Frankfurt, among them many wealthy merchants and bankers, including a significant number of Jewish benefactors, rather than by the state. It was meant to be a modern institution with a strong focus on the social sciences and economics. In 1932 it was named after the poet Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, who was born in the city. The university was the home of the Frankfurt School of critical theory, with thinkers such as Theodor Adorno and Max Horkheimer. After the Nazis came to power, many of its Jewish professors were dismissed. It is today one of the largest universities in Germany.
Before and after
- from 17 August 1914 to 3 March 1918WWI Eastern Front
- 1 September 1914Martha, the last passenger pigeon, dies
- from October 1914 to July 1915German campaign in Angola
- from 16 October 1914 to 31 October 1914Battle of the Yser
- 16 October 1914Founding of Goethe University Frankfurt
- from 19 October 1914 to 22 November 1914First Battle of Ypres
- from 24 October 1914 to 30 October 1918Caucasus campaign
- from 29 October 1914 to 30 October 1918Middle Eastern theater of World War I
- 9 November 1914Birth of Hedy Lamarr
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The era
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