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The University of Franeker, or Franeker University (Universiteit van Franeker) was for several centuries a leading European institution of higher learning seated in the ancient city of Franeker (province of Friesland in the Netherlands). Established in 1585, it was considered a Christian university and produced a number of distinguished alumni ...
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The University of Franeker was founded as one of the means...
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Much farther geographically but still within the wide...
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This web site, as an ongoing memorial to the Universiteit...
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The University of Franeker was made famous for its students...
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Cornelis van Bynkershoek, (born May 29, 1673, Middelburg,...
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Lieuwe (Leo) van Aitzema (19 November 1600, in Dokkum, in...
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The University of Franeker (1585–1811) is a university in Franeker, Friesland, the Netherlands. It is the second oldest university of the Netherlands, founded shortly after Leiden University .
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Aug 23, 2023 · About Franeker University. The University of Franeker was between 1585–1811 an important university in Franeker (Friesland, the Netherlands). Remarkably, it was the second oldest university of the Netherlands, founded shortly after Leiden University. It was also known as Academia Franekerensis or more rarely as “the University of Friesland”.
From 1585 to 1811, the city housed the University of Franeker, which was the second Protestant university in the Netherlands. It was closed shortly after the incorporation of the Kingdom of Holland into the French Empire.
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Aug 22, 2023 · We are proud to be part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands as indeed, our roots go deep in history, all the way to the Netherlands in the 1500s, 1585 to be exact, the year of the establishment of the University of Franeker.
