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University Of ZurichThe University of Zurich (in German: Universitt Zrich) is the largest university of Switzerland. It was founded on April 29, 1833 with faculties of theology, law, medicine and philosophy. Currently, the University has faculties of theology, arts, science, medicine, vetinary medicine, economics, and law. Notable graduates include a number of Nobel prize winners Professors at the University who won the Nobel Prize History The University was founded in 1833 with existing colleges of theology, law and medicine merged together with a new faculty of Philosophy to form the University of Zurich. This was the first University in Europe to be founded by the state rather than a monarch or church. The university allowed women to listen in on philosophy lectures from 1847, and admitted the first female doctoral student in 1866. The Faculty of Vetinary Medicine was added in 1901, the oldest such faculty in the world. In 1914, The University moved to new premises on Rmistrasse 71, designed by the architect Karl Moser. External links Zurich
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