EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION

Karl-Franzens Universität, founded 1585 by Archduke Charles II. Closed 1782, and reopened in 1827 by Emperor Franz I.

Location:
Graz, Austria

Founding Date:
1585

Enrollment:
30,000

Official Website:
http://www.kfunigraz.ac.at/

STUDENTS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Ivo Andric	Author	9-Oct-1892	13-Mar-1975	The Bridge on the Drina
Johann Joseph Fux	Composer	c. 1660	13-Feb-1741	Gradus ad Parnassum
Arvid Harnack	Spy	24-May-1901	22-Dec-1942	Executed for espionage
Heinrich Harrer	Author	6-Jul-1912	7-Jan-2006	Subject of biopic Seven Years in Tibet
Victor Francis Hess	Physicist	24-Jun-1883	17-Dec-1964	Proved cosmic origin of radiation
Ernst Kaltenbrunner	Military	4-Oct-1903	16-Oct-1946	Commanded the Reich Central Security Office
Walther Nernst	Chemist	25-Jun-1864	18-Nov-1941	Third Law of Thermodynamics
Fritz Pregl	Chemist	3-Sep-1869	13-Dec-1930	Quantitative organic micro-analysis
Leopold von Sacher-Masoch	Novelist	27-Jan-1836	9-Mar-1895	Venus in Furs

TEACHERS AND PROFESSORS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Carl Cori	Scientist	5-Dec-1896	20-Oct-1984	Catalytic conversion of glycogen
Karl von Frisch	Zoologist	20-Nov-1886	12-Jun-1982	Researched bee communications
Victor Francis Hess	Physicist	24-Jun-1883	17-Dec-1964	Proved cosmic origin of radiation
Johannes Kepler	Astronomer	27-Dec-1571	15-Nov-1630	Laws of Planetary Motion
Otto Loewi	Scientist	3-Jun-1873	25-Dec-1961	Acetylcholine as a neurotransmitter
Ernst Mach	Physicist	18-Feb-1838	19-Feb-1916	Optical and sensory perceptualist
Erwin Schrödinger	Physicist	12-Aug-1887	4-Jan-1961	Schrödinger's wave equation
Julius Wagner-Jauregg	Psychiatrist	7-Mar-1857	27-Sep-1940	Cured syphilis with malaria, pioneered shock therapy

ADMINISTRATORS AND TRUSTEES

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Fritz Pregl	Chemist	3-Sep-1869	13-Dec-1930	Quantitative organic micro-analysis

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