The University of Bonn was established by the King of Prussia, Frederick William III, after the Rhineland came under Prussian rule following the Napoleonic wars. It was installed in the former residence of the prince-electors of Cologne and became one of the leading German universities of the nineteenth century, with strong traditions in the sciences and humanities. Karl Marx studied law there for a year, and Friedrich Nietzsche briefly studied theology and philology. Heinrich Hertz made major discoveries about electromagnetic waves while working in Bonn. After the Second World War, when Bonn served as the capital of West Germany, the university gained further prominence. It remains a large public research university with several Nobel laureates among its alumni and faculty.
Before and after
- 17 April 1818Birth of Alexander II of Russia
- 5 May 1818Birth of Karl Marx
- 30 July 1818Birth of Emily Brontë
- 1 August 1818Founding of Danmarks Nationalbank
- 18 October 1818Founding of University of Bonn
- 28 October 1818Birth of Ivan Turgenev
- 24 December 1818Birth of James Prescott Joule
- from 1819 to 1831Gran Colombia
- 25 January 1819Founding of University of Virginia
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The era
This moment belongs to the Industrial era (1760 CE to 1914 CE), steam, factories and revolutions. You can also browse everything in the 19th century.