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The University of Göttingen, officially the Georg August University of Göttingen, (German: Georg-August-Universität Göttingen, commonly referred to as Georgia Augusta) is a distinguished public research university in the city of Göttingen, Germany.
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Quick Links. The University of Göttingen is an internationally renowned research university. Founded in 1737 in the Age of Enlightenment, the University is committed to the values of social responsibility of science, democracy, tolerance and justice.
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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 .
The founding of Göttingen University took place at the instance of the local ruler Elector George Augustus of Hanover (who was at the same time the King of Great Britain as George II due to the personal union with Great Britain and Ireland from 1714), after whom the University was named.
University of Göttingen, one of the most famous universities in Europe, founded in Göttingen, Germany, in 1737 by George II of England in his capacity as Elector of Hanover. In the late 18th century it was the centre of the Göttinger Hain ( q.v. ), a circle of poets who were forerunners of German Romanticism.
