The Technical University of Munich, known as TUM, is a public research university in Bavaria, founded as the Polytechnic School in Munich by King Ludwig II. It was established to train engineers and technicians for the growing industries of the region, and it became a technical university in the early twentieth century. It has campuses in Munich, Garching and Freising, and it is strong in engineering, natural sciences, medicine and the life sciences. Its alumni and staff include several Nobel Prize winners such as Rudolf Diesel, who studied there, and Rudolf Mossbauer. The university has been recognised as one of the universities of excellence in Germany and ranks among the top technical universities in Europe.
Before and after
- 25 August 1867Death of Michael Faraday
- 31 August 1867Death of Charles Baudelaire
- 14 September 1867Karl Marx publishes Das Kapital
- 5 December 1867Birth of Józef Piłsudski
- 1868Founding of Technical University of Munich
- 1868Founding of University of California
- 1868Construction of Auckland Grammar School
- from 1868 to 1889Meiji Restoration
- from 3 January 1868 to 3 May 1947Empire of Japan
More in Society, economy & sport
- from 10 June 1815 to 24 August 1866Founding of German Confederation
- 17 February 1863Founding of International Committee of the Red Cross
- 17 May 1865Founding of International Telecommunication Union
- 19 September 1893New Zealand becomes the first country where women vote
- 29 November 1899Founding of FC Barcelona
- 30 June 1908Tunguska event
The era
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