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Academy of Geneva
The Academy of Geneva was founded by John Calvin in 1559 to train Reformed pastors and teachers, with Theodore Beza as its first rector. It drew students from France, Scotland, the Netherlands and elsewhere and spread Calvinist teaching across Europe. It developed into the University of Geneva in 1873.
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