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Founding of University of Münster

When
1780
Where
City of Münster, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Episodes
1

The University of Münster was founded in the city of Münster, North Rhine-Westphalia, on 16 April 1780, using funds freed by the dissolution of a convent in 1773. It opened with four faculties: Law, Medicine, Philosophy and Theology.

Episodes

  1. 16 April 1780 · City of Münster, North Rhine-Westphalia, GermanyFounding of the University of Münster

    The University of Münster was founded on 16 April 1780 in Münster, using funds from a convent dissolved in 1773, opening with four faculties.

Background and detail

Background. The founding of the university drew on resources from a convent that was dissolved in 1773 so that its funds could be used to establish the new institution in Münster. The city of Münster lies in North Rhine-Westphalia in Germany, where the university remains located.

Founding. The University of Münster was founded on 16 April 1780. Although plans had existed earlier, a lack of funding delayed their realization until 1780, when the modern university was founded with four faculties: Law, Medicine, Philosophy and Theology.

Sources

  1. University of Münster Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-26

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