University of Tartu

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University of Tartu

EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION

Location:
Tartu, Estonia

Founding Date:
1632

Enrollment:
18,000

Official Website:
http://www.ut.ee/

STUDENTS

Name Occupation Birth Death Known for

Andrus Ansip Head of State 1-Oct-1956 Prime Minister of Estonia

Karl Ernst von Baer Biologist 29-Feb-1792 28-Nov-1876 De Ovi Mammalium

Siim Kallas Head of State 2-Oct-1948 Prime Minister of Estonia, 2002-03

Lennart Meri Politician 29-Mar-1929 14-Mar-2006 President of Estonia, 1992-2001

Wilhelm Ostwald Chemist 2-Sep-1853 4-Apr-1932 Ostwald's Law of Dilution and Conductivity

Juhan Parts Head of State 27-Aug-1966 Prime Minister of Estonia, 2003-05

Friedrich Georg Wilhelm Struve Astronomer 15-Apr-1793 23-Nov-1864 Studied double stars

Otto Wilhelm Struve Astronomer 7-May-1819 14-Apr-1905 Studied double stars

Nikolai Yazykov Poet 16-Mar-1803 26-Dec-1846 Russian Golden Age poet

TEACHERS AND PROFESSORS

Name Occupation Birth Death Known for

Emil Kraepelin Psychiatrist 15-Feb-1856 7-Oct-1926 Manic depression and schizophrenia

Ernst J. Öpik Astronomer 23-Oct-1893 10-Sep-1985 Andromeda Nebula

Wilhelm Ostwald Chemist 2-Sep-1853 4-Apr-1932 Ostwald's Law of Dilution and Conductivity

Matthias Jakob Schleiden Botanist 5-Apr-1804 23-Jun-1881 Principles of Scientific Botany

ADMINISTRATORS AND TRUSTEES

Name Occupation Birth Death Known for

Toomas Hendrik Ilves Head of State 26-Dec-1953 President of Estonia

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