Founding of the University of Münster
- When
- 16 April 1780
- Where
- City of Münster, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
The University of Münster was founded on 16 April 1780 in Münster, using funds from a convent dissolved in 1773, opening with four faculties.
A convent was dissolved in 1773 so that its funds could be used to found the University of Münster on 16 April 1780. Due to a lack of funding, earlier plans were only put to use in 1780, when the modern University of Münster was founded with four faculties: Law, Medicine, Philosophy and Theology. The university is a public research university located in the city of Münster, North Rhine-Westphalia, in Germany.
Sources
- University of Münster Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-26
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