University of Basel

The University of Basel (German: Universität Basel) is located at Basel, Switzerland.

History

Founded in 1459, it is Switzerland's oldest university.

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1459 - Switzerland's oldest university

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Erasmus, Paracelsus, Daniel Bernoulli, Jacob Burckhardt, Leonhard Euler, Friedrich Nietzsche and Eugen Huber are among those associated with the university, which is nowadays famous for research into tropical medicine.

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Erasmus - Paracelsus - Daniel Bernoulli - Jacob Burckhardt - Leonhard Euler - Friedrich Nietzsche - Eugen Huber - Tropical medicine

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This University is also renowned for its former research into Earth Sciences, Slavistics and Astronomy.

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