List of well-known former students of the University of Leipzig
In the more than 600 years that the University of Leipzig has existed, a large number of outstanding personalities have studied at it:
A.
- Aline Abboud 2007–2013, studied Arabic
- Georgius Agricola , 1514–1518, studied literature, 1521–1522, medicine
- Roberto Ampuero , Chilean writer, 1973–1974, journalism
- Alfred Anderle , 1948–1952, studied Slavic Studies and History
- Friedrich Albrecht Augusti , before 1729, studied theology
B.
- Michelle Bachelet , former Chilean President, learned German in Leipzig in 1978
- Manfred Barthel , 1947–1949 studied at the workers and farmers faculty, lieutenant general of the NVA
- Daniel Eberhard Beyschlag 1779–1781, education and theology
- August Bier , after 1881, studied medicine
- Carl Gotthard von Bistram , 1777–1841, jurist and politician from Kurland
- Lothar Bisky , 1963–1966, studied cultural studies
- Jens Bjelke , around 1600, medicine, later Norwegian Chancellor (1614–1648)
- Margarete Blank , 1921–1927, studied medicine, doctorate in 1932, executed in 1945
- Felix Bloch , physics from 1927, doctorate in 1928, Nobel Prize in 1952
- Carl Bosch , 1896–1898, studied chemistry
- Tycho Brahe , 1562–1565, studied law
- Joachim I , 1461, Bishop of Brandenburg
- Johann von Breitenbach , law scholar and university professor
- Karl Friedrich Brescius , 1784–1787, German clergyman and theologian
- Fritz Brüggemann , 1903–1909, literary historian and Germanist
- Johann Salomon Brunnquell , 1716, legal historian and canon lawyer
- Gottfried Ferdinand von Buckisch and Löwenfels , around 1667, lawyer and church historian
- Christophorus Bulaeus , before 1624, Lutheran pastor, theologian and political scientist
- Heinrich Bürkle de la Camp , from approx. 1914, studied medicine, later head physician of the professional association hospital "Bergmannsheil"
- Hans Burgeff , 1909, botany assistant to Wilhelm Pfeffer
- Gabriel Christoph Benjamin Busch , around 1779, student of theology
C.
- Johann Heinrich Calisius (1633–1698), Protestant hymn poet and clergyman
- Ernst August Carus (1797-1854), surgeon
- Walter Caspari (1847–1923), clergyman, theologian and university professor
- Eduard Chambon (1822–1857), lawyer and university professor
- Ludwig Cerutti (1789–1858), physician and university professor
- Johannes Clajus , educator, Protestant theologian and grammarian
- Peter Crüger , philologist, astronomer and mathematician
- Cai Yuanpei , 1907, Philosophy, Psychology, and Art History - Chinese Educational Reformer
- Georg Cruciger (1575–1637), Lutheran theologian, philosopher and university professor
- Georg Crusen (1867–1949), lawyer
D.
- Rudolf Dix , studied law
- Friedrich Wilhelm Döring (1756-1837), classical philologist, studied from 1778 to 1781 at the university
- Katrin Dorn; see Katrin McClean , studied psychology (1984–1989)
- Oskar Dressel , 1889, doctorate in chemistry
E.
- Friedrich Adolf Ebert , from 1808, studied theology
- Johann Jacob Ebert , from 1756, studied philosophy
- Paul Ehrlich , 1878, doctorate, immunologist, 1908 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
- Frank Emmrich , medical degree and doctorate in 1975
- Ludwig Ettmüller (1802–1877), studied from 1823 to 1826, philologist
- Johanna von Evreinov , studied law as a "guest student" and doctorate in 1873, first woman in Germany
F.
- Joachim Feller , philological and theological studies
- Melchior Fendt , from 1506, studied philosophy
- Paul Flechsig , medicine
- Johann Georg Franck , 1686–1690, studied philosophy and theology
- Karl Gottlob Francke (1807–1861), surgeon and university professor, studied medicine from 1826 to 1831
- David Frankfurter , medicine
- Gerhard Friedrich (1910–2003), plant physiologist
- Fürchtegott Christian Fulda , 1790–1794, studied theology
G
- Arnold Gehlen , 1924–1927, studied philosophy, philology, German, psychology
- Christian Fürchtegott Gellert , 1734–1738 and 1740–1744, studied philosophy, history, literature and theology
- Georgios Gennadios , ~ 1806, studied philology
- Hans-Dietrich Genscher , 1946–1949, studied law
- Traugott Gerber , 1730–1735, studied medicine
- Ernst Gotthelf Gersdorf , 1820–1826, studied theology and philosophy
- Johann Anton Wilhelm Geßner , 1789–1792, studied philosophy and theology
- Christian August Gottlieb Göde , studied law before 1802
- Johann Wolfgang von Goethe , 1765–1768, studied law, poetics
- Johann David Goldhorn , until 1796, studied theology, 1817 doctorate
- Christian Friedrich Graefe , 1799–1805, studied theology and classical philology
- Nora Groß , 1914–1918, studied botany, zoology, physics and mineralogy
- Friedrich von Grote , 1768–1836, studied law, land marshal in Livonia
- Otto von Guericke , 1617–1619, studied artistic
- August Friedrich Günther , 1820s – 1838, general staff doctor and university professor
- Gotthard Günther , 1935–1937, studied philosophy and assistant
- Dimitrie Gusti , 1900–1905, studied sociology, ethnic psychology and philosophy, doctorate in 1904
- Hans Gustav Güterbock , doctorate in 1933, Hittite scientist
H
- Eckart Hachfeld , writer, cabaret artist and screenwriter
- Hermann Joachim Hahn , preacher
- Samuel Hahnemann , from 1775 studied medicine, founder of homeopathy
- Edith Hamilton , writer, first student at the university with her sister Alice
- Walter Hasenclever , writer, studied in Leipzig from 1909 to 1914
- Eberhard Haufe , 1950–1958, then expelled, later honorary professor
- Johann Christoph Heilbronner , studied mathematics and theology, mathematician and mathematician
- Carl Wilhelm Ernst Heimbach , studied from 1783 to 1786, educator
- Gustav Helbig , studied philology and theology from 1826 to 1829
- Friedrich Robert Helmert , founder of geodesy, doctorate in 1867
- Klaus Hennig , 1954–1960 studied physics
- Johann Jakob Hentsch , philosopher, mathematician, studied philosophy, master's degree 1748
- Ferdinand Ignaz Herbst , Philology, Philosophy and Theology, expelled from the university in 1821
- Johan Heß , theater director, studied German until 2005
- Wilhelm Hilden , philosopher, philologist and mathematician, studied in Leipzig until 1575
- Johann Adam Hiller , from 1751, studied law
- Hermann Volrath Hilprecht , German-American archaeologist and Assyriologist, studied in Leipzig from 1880 to 1884
- Helmut Hirsch , historian and author
- Lorenz Hochwart , until 1522/1523, theologian, clergyman, lawyer and historian
- Karl Gottlob Hofmann , studied theology from 1721
- Werner Holzmüller , 1932–1937 studied physics
- Martin Hundt , 1951–1954 studied journalism and newspaper studies
I.
- Maybrit Illner , journalist and presenter, studied journalism from 1990
J
- Johann Christopher Jauch 1669–1725, studied theology, superintendent of Lüneburg, author of baroque poems and song texts
- Jan Jessenius 1585–1586, physician, personal physician to Emperor Rudolf II.
- Johann John (1797–1865), theologian and clergyman, studied from 1817 to 1819
- Uwe Johnson , 1950s, studied German
- Ernst Jünger , from 1923, studied zoology, philosophy, without a degree
- Heinz Jung , 1953/54, studied economics, then in Berlin
K
- Friedrich Wilhelm Kauffer , 1805–1808, studied law
- Gottlieb Philipp Christian Kaiser , theologian and university professor
- Ioannis Kakridis (philologist) , literary studies
- Erich Kästner , 1919–1925, studied history, philosophy, German, theater studies
- Katja Kassin , political science and German studies
- Bernard Katz , studied medicine and received his doctorate in 1934, 1970 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
- Franz Moritz Kirbach , law student 1844–1848, doctorate in 1848, revolutionary 1848/49, member of the Second Chamber of the Saxon State Parliament
- Eberhard Kittler , 1984–1985, additional studies in publishing
- Rudolf Heinrich Klausen , student of classical philology
- Bartholomäus Kleindienst , before 1551, student of theology
- Hermann Klencke , studied medicine and natural sciences
- Antonio Knauth , law degree
- Albrecht Heinrich Matthias Cooking , Protestant theologian and clergyman
- Christian Heinrich Gottlieb Köchy , legal scholar (Magister 1794)
- Benjamin Friedrich Köhler , hymn poet (from 1849)
- Edmund König , PhD in philosophy in 1881
- Sebastian Kranich , 1990–1996 studied Protestant theology
- Gottlob Kranz studied law in particular (until approx. 1684)
- Friedrich Christian Kries , studied 1796–1797, German mathematician, physicist and teacher
- Andreas Kunad , 1624–1635, studied philosophy and theology
L.
- Wilhelm Lampeter , agricultural scientist, doctorate in 1955 and habilitation in 1960
- Alain Lance (* 1939), French poet, educator and translator
- Anna Lehmann (* 1975), German journalist
- Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz , 1661–1663, studied philosophy
- Arndt Liebisch , 1935–2009, veterinarian and parasitologist
- Karl Liebknecht , 1890–1893, law, economics, history, philosophy
- Karl Theodor Albert Liebner , studied philology and theology
- Bernhard von Lindenau , studied law, astronomy
- Karl Lamprecht , studied history
- Gottfried Ludovici , 1689–1691 theology, theologian, hymn poet and hymnologist
M.
- Johann Major , 1551 artistic studies
- Erasmus von Manteuffel , 1496
- Ernst Christoph von Manteuffel , 1693–1697, philosophy and law
- Sándor Márai , after 1919, studied journalism without a degree
- Johann Gottlob Marezoll , 1775–1783 student of theology, among other things
- Traugott Märcker , after 1835, historian and archivist
- Franz Heinrich Martens , before 1800, physician and university professor
- Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk , around 1876, philosophy
- Wilhelm Ludwig von Maskowsky , around 1685, law
- Franz Mehring , studied 1866–1868, Philosophical Faculty; Doctorate to Dr. phil. August 9, 1892
- Ernst Julius Meier , studied theology and philosophy
- Johann Gerhard Meuschen , around 1702, theologian and clergyman
- Katrin McClean , b. Dorn, studied psychology (1984–1989)
- Christian Meltzer , 1676–1680, studied law, theology and philosophy, 1685 Magister
- Angela Merkel , 1973–1978, studied physics
- Johann Benjamin Michaelis , 1764–1769, poet
- Thomas Müntzer , from 1506, studied at the artist faculty
- Georg Michaelis , 1877/78, Jura, 1917 Chancellor
N
- Wolfgang Natonek , 1946–1948, first freely elected chairman of the student council, later politically persecuted
- Carl Friedrich Naumann , before 1819, geologist
- Nikolaus Weigel (around 1396–1444), theologian, indulgence commissioner, participant in the Council of Basel, studied arts and theology
- Friedrich Nietzsche , 1865–1869, studied classical philology
- Willy Noebel , 1908–1910, studied law, doctorate as Dr. jur., diplomat
- Novalis , 1791–1794, studied law, philosophy and mathematics
O
- Ferdinand Ochs , between 1846 and 1849, studied law and camera science, district administrator
- Wilhelm Ohnesorge , between 1880 and 1886, studied history
- Ernst Robert Osterloh (1813–1884), studied law from 1831
- Karl Eduard Otto (1795–1869), studied philosophy and law between 1814 and 1819, German lawyer and university professor
P
- Jean Paul 1781–1784, studied theology
- Carl Peters 1884 habilitation with Wilhelm Wundt
- Johann Samuel Petri , from 1755, author of various practical musical instructions
- Georg Gottlieb Plato-Wild (1710–1777), numismatist, lawyer and historian
- Friedrich August Benjamin Puchelt , studied medicine from 1804 to 1811
R.
- Julius Ferdinand Räbiger , 1829–1831, theology and philosophy
- Jeff Radebe , Law
- Alexander Radishchev , 1766–1771, law, philosophy, medicine, chemistry
- Heinrich Rahn 1601–1662, university professor, rector of the University of Rostock, law degree in Leipzig
- Leopold von Ranke , 1814–1818, theology and philology
- Christian Ernst von Reichenbach around 1665, statesman and university professor
- Fritz Reuter , musicology
- August Ferdinand Riccius , 1840–1843, theology, later active as a conductor, composer, music journalist
- Manfred Riedel , 1954–1957, philosophy, history, German studies, psychology and sociology
- Christian Romstet , 1671–?
- Edith Rothe , 1897–1983, German studies, history and art history; later librarian (1945–1951 head of the Leipzig City Library ), author and publicist
- Johann Heinrich Rother ,? –1707, legal scholar
- Heinrich Theodor Rötscher ? –1825, dramaturge, teacher, critic and aesthetician, studied philology
- Christian Friedrich Rüdiger , 1777–1786, astronomy and mathematics
- Karl August Rüdiger , 1811–1815, philology and theology, doctorate in 1816
S.
- Johann Gottfried Sammet , studied law
- Ferdinand de Saussure , studied Indo-European Studies
- Hermann Rudolf Schaum , studied medicine
- Sebastian Scheffer , studied medicine
- Karl Friedrich Scheibe , 1830–1834, studied philology
- Franz Schieck , 1889–1890, studied medicine
- Kaspar Schlick , 1396–1449, Chancellor of the Holy Roman Empire
- Bartholomäus Scultetus , studied mathematics and astronomy until 1567
- Karl Bernhard Seidenstücker , until 1913, pioneer of Buddhism in Germany, indologist, author and translator
- Johann Gottfried Seume , 1780–1781, studied theology; 1789–1792, law, philosophy, philology and history, writer and poet
- Gustav Seyffarth , the earliest German Egyptologist during the 1830s and 1840s
- Karl Friedrich Ludwig Schäffer , from 1770, studied law; Lawyer, pianist and composer
- Johann Hermann Schein , 1608–1612, studied law
- Helmut Schelsky , 1931–1935, studied sociology
- Wilhelm Schomburgk , studied law
- Martin Schongauer , around 1445 / 50–1491, German engraver and painter
- Adolf Moritz Schulze , studied until 1830, university preacher until 1837, later teacher and pastor
- Christian Ferdinand Schulze , 1792–1798, German classical philologist and historian
- Hermann Schulze-Delitzsch , 1828–1830, studied law
- Kurt Schumacher , 1915–1917, studied law and economics
- Christian Schumann , 1681–1744, pastor and hymn poet
- Robert Schumann , 1828–1830, studied law
- Zola Skweyiya , 1943–2018, studied law
- Dietrich von Stechow , from 1439, as Dietrich IV. Bishop of Brandenburg
- Johannes Steinmeyer , around 1470, studied law
- Werner Stiller , from 1966 physics, escaped agent of the Ministry for State Security
- Christian-Ernst zu Stolberg-Wernigerode , studied law
- Georgios Streit (Greek Foreign Minister), studied law around 1890
- Gustav Stresemann , 1899–1901, studied economics. German politician, Chancellor of the Weimar Republic and Nobel Peace Prize laureate
- Dieter Strützel , 1954–1959, studied German and English / American studies
- Sophie Sumburane , 2007–2013, studied German and African Studies
T
- Edward Teller , 1928–1930, studied theoretical physics and did his doctorate, is considered the "father of the hydrogen bomb "
- Owsei Temkin , studies, doctorate and postdoctoral qualification (1931) medicine
- Christian Thomasius , from 1670, studied physics, mathematics, history and philosophy
- Heinrich von Treitschke , Political Science
- Șerban Țițeica , physics, one of Werner Heisenberg's most important students
- Sarah Trilsch , studied German
- Thomas Truchseß von Wetzhausen († 1523), theologian, humanist and vicar general in the Principality of Speyer
U
- Kārlis Ulmanis , degree in agricultural science
- Dimitri Usnadze , until 1909, studied philosophy
W.
- Johann Karl Wilhelm Walther , studied medicine, 1820 doctorate, 1823 habilitation
- Johanna Wanka , studied mathematics
- Richard Wagner , from 1831, studied music
- Christoph Friedrich von Walther , appointed Dr. Phil is doing his PhD
- Karl Graf von Waldburg-Zeil , officer and naturalist
- Immanuel Weber (1659–1726), historian, legal scholar and university professor, 1678 bachelor's degree in theology, 1681 master's degree, then law studies
- Karl Gottlieb von Weber , Protestant canon lawyer and president of the Saxon state consistory
- Julius Weiske (1801–1877), legal scholar, doctorate and habilitation in 1829
- Carl Friedrich von Weizsäcker , studied physics, doctorate , habilitation
- Petrus Wesenbeck , study of Artes
- Arno Wetzel , studied from 1920, doctorate in 1924, habilitation in 1929
- Otto Wiedfeldt , doctorate in 1897, diplomat, Privy Councilor, Operations Director at Krupp in Essen
- Georg Franz Dietrich from the Winckell (1762–1839), forest and hunting scientist, studied 1780/1781
- Martina Winkler , doctorate in 2002, research assistant until 2003.
- Otto Wolters (1796–1874), theologian and senior pastor of the Katharinenkirche in Hamburg, studied in 1817
- Paul Gerhard Wurzbacher (1912–1999), studied from 1932 to 1936, from 1952 professor of sociology in Kiel and Erlangen
- Adolf Wuttig , studied around 1867, Protestant pastor and founder of the cooperative
Y
- Lin Yutang , until 1923
Z
- Friedrich Zange , 1846–1931, doctorate in 1872
- Johann Zechendorf , 1580–1662, studied Artes
- Konstantin Ziegra , 1631–1638, studied Artes
- Johann Ernst Zeiher , studied mathematics
- Miriam Zschoche , around 1998–2001, studied economics
Individual evidence
- ^ Foundation German Historical Museum, Foundation House of the History of the Federal Republic of Germany: Just seen on LeMO: LeMO Biography: Erich Kästner. Retrieved January 12, 2020 .
- ↑ Erich Kästner - biography and table of contents. Accessed January 12, 2020 (German).
- ↑ Erich Kästner and the women. Retrieved January 12, 2020 .