Claim: Ernst Höpfner was appointed Provinzialschulrat in Koblenz, then he served as a curator at the University of Göttingen (a public research university founded in 1734).
Evidence: In 1873 he was appointed Provinzialschulrat in Koblenz, and from 1888 onward, was associated with the Ministry of Culture in Berlin. Beginning in 1894, he served as a curator at the University of Göttingen. The University of Göttingen, officially the Georg August University of Göttingen, (German: Georg-August-Universität Göttingen, known informally as Georgia Augusta) is a public research university in the city of Göttingen, Germany. 1734; 286 years ago (1734)