 thumb|250px|forum of johannes gutenberg university of mainz (germany) covered with snow. the johannes gutenberg university of mainz () is a university in mainz, rhineland palatinate, germany, named after the printer johannes gutenberg. with approximately 36,500 students (2014) in about 150 schools and clinics, it is among the ten largest universities in germany. starting on 1 january 2005 the university was reorganized into 11 faculties of study. == history == the first university of mainz goes back to the archbishop of mainz, prince-elector and reichserzkanzler adolf ii von nassau. at the time, establishing a university required papal approval and adolf ii initiated the approval process during his time in office. the university, however, was first opened in 1477 by adolf's successor to the bishopric, diether von isenburg. in 1784 the university was opened up for protestants and jews (curator anselm franz von betzel). it fast became one of the largest catholic universities in europe with ten chairs in theology alone. in the confusion after the establishment of the mainz republic of 1792 and its subsequent recapture by the prussians, academic activity came to a gradual standstill. in 1798 the university became active again under french governance, and lectures in the department of medicine took place until 1823. only the faculty of theology continued teaching during the 19th century, albeit as a theological seminary (since 1877 "college of philosophy and theology"). [[image:gutenberg-statue-uni-mainz.jpg|thumb|250px|right|statue of johannes gutenberg at the uni
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