Famous historical students

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The knight and later crowned poet was the most politically prominent head of the humanists. He was a student in Frankfurt from spring 1506 to spring 1508 and belonged to the first Frankfurt school of poets. Prof Axungia included his poem in praise of the Mark and the new university in his work "On the Opening of the University", printed in 1507. Hutten passed his baccalaureate examination at the Faculty of Arts on 14 September 1506.

The church-critical preacher and leader of the rebellious Thuringian peasants was enrolled in the university register on 16 October 1512. The university later noted the addition „seditiosus“ (rebel)

after his name.

Studied at the Viadrina from 1516. First professorship at Frankfurt University in 1524. The important polyhistor and friend of Luther and Melanchthon became the standard bearer of the Viadrina after the death of Professor Wimpina. He was the Elector's personal physician and teacher to the two eldest sons of Elector Joachim II.

The late Lutheran pastor and spiritual poet studied in his native city of Frankfurt from 1543. He wrote widely popular spiritual songs and was one of the most widely read German writers in Protestant Germany around 1600.

Enrolled at the Viadrina in 1659 to study theology. Not yet twenty years old, he obtained his master's degree here. First professorship in 1667. The eminent polyhistor remained in Frankfurt for the rest of his life and made a name for himself in a wide variety of fields.

The later lawyer and philosopher, then one of the most important representatives of the Enlightenment, studied in Frankfurt from 1675 to 1678. In 1679, Thomasius returned to Frankfurt for his PhD and subsequently lectured here. In 1694, he became a professor at the University of Halle, which he co-founded, making him the head of the Halle Enlightenment rather than the Frankfurt Enlightenment.

Composer and music theorist, enrolled at Frankfurt University on 9 September 1734 to continue his legal studies until 1738. He was later to write about his time in Frankfurt in his autobiography: „... studied in Frankfurt an der Oder and in the latter place conducted and composed both a musical academy and all the public music that took place at that time at festivities.In Frankfurt Bach wrote five cantatas (for the inauguration of the lower church in 1736, for the wedding of the Advocate of the City of Ungnad in 1736, for the birthday of the Crown Prince in 1737, for the visit of Margrave Friedrich Wilhelm von Brandenburg-Schwedt in 1737, for the visit of King Friedrich Wilhelm I in 1737), several piano works for the church in 1737, and for the visit of King Friedrich Wilhelm I in 1737. 1737), several piano sonatas, composed a trio in A minor for flute, violin and basso continuo as well as two solos for flute.

Doctor and encyclopaedist, studied medicine in Göttingen, Halle and Frankfurt from 1747. He obtained his doctorate here in 1749 and then practised as a doctor in the Oder city, lecturing as a private lecturer at the university. In addition, he increasingly turned to writing and contributed to journals in Berlin and Leipzig. In 1759, Krünitz moved with his family to Berlin, where from then on he worked solely as a writer. His main works include the 242-volume non-fiction book "Oekonomisch-technologische Enzyklopädie oder allgemeines System der Staats-, Haus- und Landwirthschaft und der Kulturgeschichte“", which he wrote himself up to volume 75.

Evangelical theologian, educator (orphanage and teacher training college in Züllichau) and philosopher. Studied in Frankfurt under Prof Johann Gottlieb Toellner and became his successor in 1774. Full professor of philosophy and associate professor of theology and pioneer of state-determined school education in Prussia. He is described as the „most important social ethicist of the Central European baptismal education“.

Matriculated on 30 March 1762, studied law in Frankfurt until 1765. Stimulated the formation of the Frankfurt „Learned Society for the Benefit of the Arts and Sciences“. Later instructed the Crown Prince and later King Frederick William III in political science and law and was one of the fathers of the General Land Law for the Prussian States, which came into force in 1794, and the Corpus Juris Fridericianum 1781, which finally came into force in 1795 as the General Judicial Code.

Publicist and editor from Hungary, a „pioneer of the Magyar press and Hungarian political science“. Enrolled at the Faculty of Theology on 4 May 1771, took up the post of sub-librarian in 1772 and assisted Prof. Hausen in compiling the new alphabetical catalogue of the university library. 1776 PhD in Frankfurt. Headed the publication of the Hungarian-patriotic newspaper „Magyar Kurir“ in Vienna and worked in favour of the re-emergence of the Hungarian language.

After studying medicine in Frankfurt (Oder) and Vienna, Berends completed his doctorate in Frankfurt in 1780 and was appointed professor of medicine here in 1788. He founded the university's clinical institute and at the same time managed the municipal hospital, which had been created from a foundation. He took his students to these hospitals. In 1789, his book „Über den Unterricht junge Ärzte am Krankenbett“ was published. After the transfer of the university in 1811, he first went to Breslau as rector and later to Berlin, where he took over the management of the Berlin Charité.

Alexander and Wilhelm von Humboldt enrolled at Frankfurt University in 1787 (matriculation 1 Oct.). They lived in Frankfurt in the house of the preacher Friedrich Josias Löffler, Regierungsstraße 28. Wilhelm von Humboldt studied Rechtswissenschaft (Law), his brother cameralistics. In 1788, the brothers left the city and travelled to Göttingen to continue their studies there.

Writer and reformist politician. Studied from 1790 to 1792, became a Master of Arts at the Faculty of Philosophy in 1792 and a candidate of theology. He then gave philosophical and theological lectures until 1794. In Frankfurt he wrote, among other things, the "Ideas for a Psychological Aesthetics" and the much-performed drama „Abällino, der große Bandit“. At the end of 1793, the 22-year-old Zschokke asked for an extraordinary professorship, which was not granted to him, but was promised later. It is uncertain whether Zschokke's enlightened views or his sympathies with the French Revolution played a role in this decision.

Poet, writer and editor. Heinrich von Kleist, the author of the plays „The Schroffenstein Family“, „Penthesilea“, „The Broken Jug“ and „Prince Friedrich von Homburg“, is remembered in Frankfurt (Oder) by the addition „Kleiststadt“ to the city name. Born here, the city's great son first went to Berlin after the death of his father, then to Potsdam, where he joined the military. He then returned to Frankfurt and enrolled at the university on 10 April 1799. After completing his studies (1799/1800), he travelled to Paris and Switzerland and became a civil servant in the Prussian civil service. After travelling further afield, he went to Berlin, where he published Berlin's first daily newspaper, the „Berliner Abendblätter“.

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