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Kiel University

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Kiel University, formally the Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel and also called the CAU, was founded in 1665 with the motto Pax Optima Rerum, which means that peace is the most valuable asset. The university states that it uses research, teaching and the transfer of science to address the great challenges of the present in health, environmental and cultural change, nutrition and energy. It describes its mission as research and teaching that contribute to peace, prosperity and a pluralistic, free society, resting on strong disciplines and on interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary work.

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Source Lorenz von Stein (Wikipedia)
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Source Kiel University (Wikipedia)English Wikipedia, intro text
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Kiel University (German: Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel, abbreviated CAU, known informally as Christiana Albertina) is a public research university in the city of Kiel, Germany.
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1. Kiel University (Wikipedia)
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is a public research university
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2. Research Organization Registry (ROR): Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel record in the Research Organization Registry
Research Organization Registry (ROR)Record field established, year 1665
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"established": 1665
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Kiel University: University Profile (official site)
Ferdinand Tönnies (Wikipedia)
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University of Kiel
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Lorenz von Stein (Wikipedia)
Associated With: Lorenz von Stein, Biography, Kiel
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Between 1846 and 1851 Stein was an associate professor at the University of Kiel.
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Encyclopedia.com: Dilthey, Wilhelm
Encyclopedia.comAssociated With: Wilhelm Dilthey, Opening biography, teaching posts
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taught successively at Berlin (1865), Basel (1867), Kiel (1868), and Breslau (1871)
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Franz Oppenheimer (Wikipedia)
Associated With: Franz Oppenheimer, Life and career
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In 1909, Oppenheimer earned a PhD in Kiel
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Hans Freyer (Wikipedia)
Associated With: Hans Freyer, Life
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in 1922 he became a professor at the university of Kiel.
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