EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION

Leopold-Franzens-Universität Innsbruck, founded 1562 by Peter Canisius.

Location:
Innsbruck, Austria

Founding Date:
1562

Official Website:
http://www.uibk.ac.at/1

STUDENTS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Franz Humer	Business	1-Jul-1946		Chairman of Roche
Karl Rahner	Religion	5-Mar-1904	30-Mar-1984	Leading Roman Catholic theologian
Alfred Wegener	Scientist	1-Nov-1880	Nov-1930	Continental drift

TEACHERS AND PROFESSORS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Hans Asperger	Doctor	18-Feb-1906	21-Oct-1980	Asperger's Syndrome
Hans Fischer	Chemist	27-Jul-1881	31-Mar-1945	Synthesized hemin
Heinz Fischer	Head of State	9-Oct-1938		President of Austria
Victor Francis Hess	Physicist	24-Jun-1883	17-Dec-1964	Proved cosmic origin of radiation
Fritz Pregl	Chemist	3-Sep-1869	13-Dec-1930	Microanalysis of organic compounds
Adolf Windaus	Chemist	25-Dec-1876	9-Jun-1959	Investigated cholesterol, Vitamin D

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