Prior to the period of German romanticism, a group of German poets that had studied at this university between 1772 and 1776, formed the Göttinger Hainbund or "Dichterbund" ('circle of poets').
Enne Saksa romantismiperioodi moodustas rühm Saksa poeete, kes olid õppinud Göttingeni ülikoolis aastatel 1772 kuni 1776, Göttingeni Hiie või Dichterbund'i ('poeetide ringi').