University of Göttingen

The University of Göttingen (German: Georg-August-Universität Göttingen), known informally as Georgia Augusta, is a university in the city of Göttingen, Germany. The Elector of Hanover, who was also King George II of Great Britain, founded the school in 1734. It opened for classes in 1737. The University of Göttingen soon grew in size and popularity. Göttingen is a historic university city, with a high student and faculty population. The University of Göttingen is one of the highest-ranked universities in Germany. It is associated with 45 Nobel laureates. References Other websites The University of Göttingen – home page The "Göttingen Nobel prize wonder"; the 44 Nobel prize laureates affiliated with Göttingen Shame at Göttingen Archived 2013-03-30 at the Wayback Machine, detailing the 1933 purge.