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University of Marburg

1527 · 16th century · Also known as Philipps University of Marburg

The University of Marburg, in Hesse, Germany, was founded by Landgrave Philip I of Hesse in 1527 and is the oldest Protestant-founded university still in existence. It trained clergy and officials for the Hessian Reformation and was named the Philipps-Universität after its founder. Later scholars there included the Brothers Grimm as students, the chemist Robert Bunsen and the theologian Rudolf Bultmann.

University of Marburg
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