University of Oslo

The University of Oslo (Universitetet i Oslo, in Latin Universitas Osloensis) was founded in 1811 as Universitas Regia Fredericiana (the Royal Frederick University, norwegian Det Kgl. Frederiks Universitet), modelled after the recently established University of Berlin. The university currently has about 29,000 students and employs about 4600 people. It is the largest, most prestigious and oldest university in Norway, situated in the country's capital city.

People

Nobel laureates

Four researchers at the University of Oslo have been rewarded with Nobel prizes:

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• Ragnar Frisch - 1969 - Economics
• Odd Hassel - 1969 - Chemistry
• Ivar Giæver - 1973 - Physics
• Trygve Haavelmo - 1989 - Economics

Natural sciences and mathematics

• Atle Selberg (b. 1917), mathematician (dr. philos. 1943)