University of Pisa

The University of Pisa (Italian Università di Pisa) is one of the most renowned Italian universities. It is located in Pisa, Tuscany. It was formally founded on the September 3, 1343 by an edict of Pope Clement VI, although there had been lectures on law in Pisa since the 11th century. The University has the oldest Botanical garden (Orto botanico di Pisa) founded in 1543.

Notable alumni

• Galileo Galilei, scientist
• Pope Clement XII
• Vito Volterra, mathematician
• Mario Monicelli, movie director
• Carlo Azeglio Ciampi, current President of the Italian Republic
• Giovanni Gronchi, former President of the Italian Republic
• Giosuè Carducci, poet, Nobel Prize winner
• Enrico Fermi, physicist, Nobel Prize winner
• Carlo Rubbia, physicist, Nobel Prize winner
• Massimo D'Alema, politician and former Prime Minister of Italy
• Giuliano Amato, politician and former Prime Minister of Italy
• Andrea Bocelli, singer