Home›Scientists›Institution›University of GöttingenInstitutionUniversity of GöttingenUniversities and CollegesDocumented History and SocietyVerifiedThe University of Göttingen, formally the Georg-August University, is a public research university in Göttingen, Germany, founded in 1734 by King George II and opened in 1737. Carl Friedrich Gauss, David Hilbert, Max Born, Werner Heisenberg and many other mathematicians and physicists made it the world center of mathematics and physics in the early twentieth century. The atlas links scientists to it where their cited articles say they studied or taught there.FactsUniversity of GöttingenConnectionsIn the Other AtlasesSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsFounded YearWell-attested1734 1University of GöttingenFilter Results14 entriesDisciplineAllChemistry (4)Geophysics (1)Linguistics (1)Mathematics (5)Medicine (1)Physics (3)Field (legacy)AllAbstract algebra and theoretical physics (1)Atomic physics, quantum physics (1)Historical linguistics and philology (1)Mathematics (geometry of numbers, mathematical physics) (1)Mathematics, Physics (1)Number Theory (1)Number theory, geodesy, differential geometry and astronomy (1)Physics (1)EraAll1777 (1)1785 (1)1800 (1)1805 (1)1826 (1)1854 (1)1864 (2)1865 (1)1868 (1)1874 (1)1876 (1)1882 (2)In GroupAllAlgebra And Number Theory (2)Atomic, Molecular And Optical Physics (1)Classical And Theoretical Physicists, 1900 to 1949 (1)Geometry And Topology (3)Historical And Foundational Chemists (Pre-1900) (2)Organic Chemists (1)Physical Chemists (1)Physiology And Medicine (1)Quantum Physics And Quantum Information (1)Syntax And Generative Grammar (1)NationalityAllAustria (1)German Empire (2)Germany (6)Kingdom of Hanover (1)Kingdom of Prussia (5)United States (1)Weimar Republic (1)Show ResultsBrowseCompareSelect all 14Adolf WindausUniversity of GöttingenArnold SommerfeldUniversity of GöttingenBernhard RiemannUniversity of GöttingenCarl Friedrich GaussUniversity of GöttingenEmmy NoetherUniversity of GöttingenFriedrich WöhlerUniversity of GöttingenHermann MinkowskiUniversity of GöttingenJacob GrimmUniversity of GöttingenJames FranckUniversity of GöttingenJohannes StarkUniversity of GöttingenPaul EhrlichUniversity of GöttingenPeter Gustav Lejeune DirichletUniversity of GöttingenRichard ZsigmondyUniversity of GöttingenWalther NernstUniversity of GöttingenConnectionsHas MemberAdolf Windaus, Scientists Well-attested Source NobelPrize.org: Adolf Windaus - FactsArnold Sommerfeld, Scientists Well-attested Source Arnold Sommerfeld (Wikipedia)tier 3Bernhard Riemann, Scientists Well-attested Source Bernhard Riemann (Wikipedia)tier 3Carl Friedrich Gauss, Scientists Well-attested Source Carl Friedrich Gauss (Wikipedia)Emmy Noether, Scientists Well-attested Source Emmy Noether (Wikipedia)Friedrich Wöhler, Scientists Well-attested Source Friedrich Wöhler (Wikipedia)tier 3Hermann Minkowski, Scientists Well-attested Source Wikipedia: Hermann MinkowskiJacob Grimm, Scientists Well-attested Source Jacob Grimm (Wikipedia)tier 3James Franck, Scientists Well-attested Source James Franck (Wikipedia)tier 3Johannes Stark, Scientists Well-attested Source Johannes Stark (Wikipedia)Paul Ehrlich, Scientists Well-attested Source NobelPrize.org: Paul Ehrlich - FactsPeter Gustav Lejeune Dirichlet, Scientists Well-attested Source Peter Gustav Lejeune Dirichlet (Wikipedia)Richard Zsigmondy, Scientists Well-attested Source Richard Adolf Zsigmondy (Wikipedia)Walther Nernst, Scientists Well-attested Source Walther Nernst (Wikipedia)tier 3In the Other AtlasesLocated InGöttingenAlso in Geography Atlas: where this subject is located.Sources1. University of Göttingen (Wikipedia)LeadQuote, LeadFounded in 1734 by the Electorate of HanoverView the SourceNobelPrize.org: Adolf Windaus - FactsNobelPrize.orgHas Member: Adolf Windaus, Facts: affiliation at the time of the awardQuote, Has Member: Adolf Windaus, Facts: affiliation at the time of the awardAffiliation at the time of the award: Goettingen University, Göttingen, GermanyView the SourceNobelPrize.org: Paul Ehrlich - FactsNobelPrize.orgHas Member: Paul Ehrlich, Facts: affiliation at the time of the awardQuote, Has Member: Paul Ehrlich, Facts: affiliation at the time of the awardAffiliation at the time of the award: Goettingen University, Göttingen, GermanyView the SourceCarl Friedrich Gauss (Wikipedia)Has Member: Carl Friedrich Gauss, LeadQuote, Has Member: Carl Friedrich Gauss, LeadWhile studying at the University of Göttingen, he propounded several mathematical theorems.View the SourceEmmy Noether (Wikipedia)Has Member: Emmy Noether, LeadQuote, Has Member: Emmy Noether, LeadIn 1915, David Hilbert and Felix Klein invited her to join the mathematics department at the University of Göttingen, a world-renowned center of mathematical research.View the SourceJacob Grimm (Wikipedia)tier 3WikipediaHas Member: Jacob Grimm, Infobox: workplacesQuote, Has Member: Jacob Grimm, Infobox: workplacesUniversity of Göttingen, University of BerlinView the SourceFriedrich Wöhler (Wikipedia)tier 3WikipediaHas Member: Friedrich Wöhler, Infobox: workplacesQuote, Has Member: Friedrich Wöhler, Infobox: workplacesBerliner Gewerbeschule Höhere Gewerbeschule at Kassel University of GöttingenView the SourceWalther Nernst (Wikipedia)tier 3WikipediaHas Member: Walther Nernst, Infobox: workplacesQuote, Has Member: Walther Nernst, Infobox: workplacesUniversity of Göttingen Friedrich Wilhelm University of Berlin Leipzig UniversityView the SourceBernhard Riemann (Wikipedia)tier 3WikipediaHas Member: Bernhard Riemann, Infobox: workplacesQuote, Has Member: Bernhard Riemann, Infobox: workplacesUniversity of GöttingenView the SourceJames Franck (Wikipedia)tier 3WikipediaHas Member: James Franck, Infobox: workplacesQuote, Has Member: James Franck, Infobox: workplacesUniversity of Berlin Kaiser Wilhelm Society University of Göttingen University of Copenhagen Johns Hopkins University University of ChicagoView the SourceWikipedia: Hermann MinkowskiHas Member: Hermann Minkowski, Infobox: workplacesQuote, Has Member: Hermann Minkowski, Infobox: workplacesUniversity of Göttingen and ETH ZurichView the SourcePeter Gustav Lejeune Dirichlet (Wikipedia)Has Member: Peter Gustav Lejeune Dirichlet, Infobox: workplacesQuote, Has Member: Peter Gustav Lejeune Dirichlet, Infobox: workplacesUniversity of Breslau University of Berlin University of GöttingenView the SourceRichard Adolf Zsigmondy (Wikipedia)Has Member: Richard Zsigmondy, Infobox: workplacesQuote, Has Member: Richard Zsigmondy, Infobox: workplacesUniversity of Vienna Technical University of Vienna Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München Graz University of Technology University of GöttingenView the SourceArnold Sommerfeld (Wikipedia)tier 3WikipediaHas Member: Arnold Sommerfeld, Infobox: workplacesView the SourceJohannes Stark (Wikipedia)Has Member: Johannes Stark, Infobox: workplacesView the SourceComments (0)No comments yet. 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