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Encyclopedia > Louis Pasteur University

Université Louis-Pasteur
Strasbourg I
Established 1567
President Alain Beretz
Faculty 18,847 students
Location Strasbourg, Alsace, France
Website Official university website

The Université Louis Pasteur, also known as Strasbourg I or ULP is a large university in Strasbourg, Alsace, France. As of January 15, 2007, there were exactly 18,847 students enrolled at the university, including around 3,000 foreign students. Research and teaching at ULP concentrates on the natural sciences and technology/medicine. The date of establishment or date of founding of an institution is the date on which that institution chooses to claim as its starting point. ... Events The Duke of Alva arrives in the Netherlands with Spanish forces to suppress unrest there. ... University President is the title of the highest ranking officer within a university, within university systems that prefer that appellation over other variations such as Chancellor or rector. ... A faculty is a division within a university. ... City flag City coat of arms Location Coordinates Time Zone CET (GMT +1) Administration Country Region Alsace Department Bas-Rhin (67) Intercommunality Urban Community of Strasbourg Mayor Fabienne Keller  (UMP) City Statistics Land area¹ 78. ... (New region flag) (Region logo) Location Administration Capital Regional President Departments Bas-Rhin Haut-Rhin Arrondissements 13 Cantons 75 Communes 903 Statistics Land area1 8,280 km² (??? mi) km² Population (Ranked 14th)  - January 1, 2006 est. ... A website (alternatively, Web site or web site) is a collection of Web pages, images, videos and other digital assets that is hosted on one or several Web server(s), usually accessible via the Internet, cell phone or a LAN. A Web page is a document, typically written in HTML... City flag City coat of arms Location Coordinates Time Zone CET (GMT +1) Administration Country Region Alsace Department Bas-Rhin (67) Intercommunality Urban Community of Strasbourg Mayor Fabienne Keller  (UMP) City Statistics Land area¹ 78. ... (New region flag) (Region logo) Location Administration Capital Regional President Departments Bas-Rhin Haut-Rhin Arrondissements 13 Cantons 75 Communes 903 Statistics Land area1 8,280 km² (??? mi) km² Population (Ranked 14th)  - January 1, 2006 est. ... is the 15th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era. ... The term natural science as the way in which different fields of study are defined is determined as much by historical convention as by the present day meaning of the words. ... By the mid 20th century humans had achieved a mastery of technology sufficient to leave the surface of the Earth for the first time and explore space. ... Medicine is the science and art of maintaining andor restoring human health through the study, diagnosis, and treatment of patients. ...


According to the Academic Ranking of World Universities, the ULP belong to the first 100 rank (96th in 2006) // One of the well known rankings, THES - QS publishes an annual report about world rankings. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...


The university is a member of the LERU (League of European Research Universities). It is named after the famous 19th-century French scientist Louis Pasteur. According to its mission statement, the League of European Research Universities (LERU) is a group of European research-intensive universities committed to the values of high quality teaching within an environment of internationally competitive research. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Louis Pasteur (December 27, 1822 – September 28, 1895) was a French chemist best known for his remarkable breakthroughs in microbiology. ...


Some seekers from the University granted prestigious awards:

  • René Thom (1923-2002), French mathematician, founder of catastrophe theory, lauréate of the Fields Medal in 1958

The Nobel Prizes (Swedish: ) are awarded for Physics, Chemistry, Literature, Peace, and Physiology or Medicine. ... Image File history File links Nobel_prize_medal. ... Karl Ferdinand Braun (6 June 1850 in Fulda, Germany – 20 April 1918 in New York City, USA) was a German inventor, physicist and Nobel Prize laureate. ... The Nobel Prizes (Swedish: ) are awarded for Physics, Chemistry, Literature, Peace, and Physiology or Medicine. ... Image File history File links Nobel_prize_medal. ... Ludwig Karl Martin Leonhard Albrecht Kossel (September 16, 1853 - July 5, German medical doctor. ... The Nobel Prizes (Swedish: ) are awarded for Physics, Chemistry, Literature, Peace, and Physiology or Medicine. ... Image File history File links Nobel_prize_medal. ... Albert Schweitzer, M.D., OM, (January 14, 1875 – September 4, 1965), was an Alsatian theologian, musician, philosopher, and physician. ... Theology is literally rational discourse concerning God (Greek θεος, theos, God, + λογος, logos, rational discourse). By extension, it also refers to the study of other religious topics. ... “Instrumentalist” redirects here. ... A philosopher is a person who thinks deeply regarding people, society, the world, and/or the universe. ... The Doctor by Luke Fildes This article is about the term physician, one type of doctor; for other uses of the word doctor see Doctor. ... The Nobel Prizes (Swedish: ) are awarded for Physics, Chemistry, Literature, Peace, and Physiology or Medicine. ... Image File history File links Nobel_prize_medal. ... Jean-Marie Lehn (born September 30, 1939) is a French chemist. ... The Nobel Prizes (Swedish: ) are awarded for Physics, Chemistry, Literature, Peace, and Physiology or Medicine. ... The Fields Medal is a prize awarded to two, three, or four mathematicians not over 40 years of age at each International Congress of the International Mathematical Union, a meeting that takes place every four years. ... René Thom (September 2, 1923 - October 25, 2002) was a French mathematician and founder of the catastrophe theory. ... The Fields Medal is a prize awarded to two, three, or four mathematicians not over 40 years of age at each International Congress of the International Mathematical Union, a meeting that takes place every four years. ...

See also

The University Palace in Strasbourg, and a monument to one of the universitys students, Johann Wolfgang Goethe The University of Strasbourg in Strasbourg, Alsace, France, is divided into three separate institutions. ... This school is specialised in Chemistry, Polymers and Materials engineering. ...

External link

  • Official university website
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Amsterdam • Cambridge • Edinburgh • Freiburg • Geneva • Heidelberg • Helsinki • Karolinska (Stockholm) • Leiden • Leuven • London (UCL) • Lund • Milan • LMU Munich • Oxford • Paris VI • Paris-Sud • Strasbourg I (Louis Pasteur) • Utrecht • Zürich According to its mission statement, the League of European Research Universities (LERU) is a group of European research-intensive universities committed to the values of high quality teaching within an environment of internationally competitive research. ... The University of Amsterdam (UvA) (Dutch: Universiteit van Amsterdam) is a comprehensive research university located in the heart of the city of Amsterdam, the Netherlands. ... The University of Cambridge (often Cambridge University), located in Cambridge, England, is the second-oldest university in the English-speaking world and has a reputation as one of the worlds most prestigious universities. ... The University of Edinburgh (Scottish Gaelic: ), founded in 1582,[4] is a renowned centre for teaching and research in Edinburgh, Scotland. ... Albert Ludwigs University of Freiburg (German Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg ) was founded 1457 in Freiburg by the Habsburgs. ... The University of Geneva (Université de Genève) is a university in Geneva, Switzerland. ... The Ruprecht Karl University of Heidelberg (German Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg; also known as simply University of Heidelberg) was established in the town of Heidelberg, then the seat of the Counts Palatine, Prince-Electors of the Holy Roman Empire, in 1386. ... University of Helsinki is not to be confused with Helsinki University of Technology. ... The Karolinska Institute or Karolinska institutet is a medical university in Stockholm, Sweden. ... Leiden University in the city of Leiden, is the oldest university in the Netherlands. ... The Katholieke Universiteit Leuven (Catholic University of Leuven in English - also the translated name of its French-speaking sister university) or K.U. Leuven is a Flemish university, located in the town of Leuven in Flanders, the Dutch-speaking (northern) region of Belgium. ... Affiliations University of London Russell Group LERU EUA ACU Golden Triangle G5 Website http://www. ... Lund University main building, built in 1882 by Helgo Zettervall. ... The University of Milan (Università degli Studi di Milano, UNIMI) is one the larger universities in Italy, with about 60,000 students, a teaching and research staff of 2,500 and a non-teaching staff of 2,000. ... Main building of the Ludwig Maximilians University Main staircase of the university, Munich The Atrium at the main building The Ludwig-Maximilians-University of Munich (German: Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München), also known as LMU or simply University of Munich, is a university in the heart of Munich. ... The University of Oxford (usually abbreviated as Oxon. ... Astrophysics building in the campus The University of Paris-Sud (French: Université de Paris-Sud) is a French university located in Orsay, a southern suburb of Paris. ... Utrecht University (Universiteit Utrecht in Dutch) is a university in Utrecht, The Netherlands. ... The University of Zurich (in German: Universität Zürich) is the largest university of Switzerland, in the city of Zurich. ...

 v • d • e Public Universities in France, by Academy
Aix-Marseille: Provence, Mediterranean, Cezanne, Avignon • Amiens: Picardy, Compiègne • Besançon: Franche-Comté, Belfort-Montbéliard • Bordeaux: Bordeaux 1, Segalen, Montaigne, Montesquieu, Pau/Ardour • Caen: Caen • Clermond-Ferrand: Auvergne, Pascal • Corsica: Paoli • Creteil: Paris 8, Paris 12, Paris 13 • Dijon: Burgundy • French Guiana: Antilles/French Guiana • French Polynesia: French Polynesia • Grenoble: Savoie, Fourier, Mendes-France, Stendhal, INP-G • Lille: Artois, Sci/Tech, Lille 2, de Gaulle, Littoral, Valenciennes/Hainault-Cambrésis • Limoges • Lyon: Bernard, Lumiere, Moulin, Monnet • Montpellier: Montpellier 1, Montpellier II, Valery, Nimes, Perpignan • Nancy/Metz: Metz, Lorraine, Poincare, Nancy 2, INP-L • Nantes: Angers, Maine, Nantes • Nice: Nice, South • Orleans/Tours: Orleans, Rabelais • New Caledonia • Paris: Paris 1, Pantheon-Assas, Paris 3, Paris-Sorbonne, Descartes, Curie, Paris 7, Dauphine, Marne la Vallée• Poitiers: Poitiers, La Rochelle • Reims: Reims, Troyes • Rennes: Western Brittany, Southern Brittany, Rennes 1, Upper Brittany • Réunion • Rouen: Le Havre, Rouen • Strasbourg: Upper Alsace, Pasteur, Bloch, Schuman • Toulouse: Toulouse I, Le Mirail, Sabatier, INP-T, Champollion • Versailles: Cergy-Pontoise, Versailles, Évry, Nanterre, Paris-Sud

  Results from FactBites:
 
Louis Pasteur - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (1665 words)
Louis Pasteur (December 27, 1822 – September 28, 1895) was a French microbiologist and chemist.
Pasteur separated the left and right crystal shapes from each other to form two piles of crystals; in solution one form rotated light to the left, the other to the right while an equal mixture of the two forms cancels each other's rotation.
Louis Pasteur demonstrated that the fermentation process is caused by the growth of microorganisms, and that the growth of microorganisms in nutrient broths is not due to spontaneous generation.
Life and Times of Louis Pasteur (4651 words)
Pasteur served on the faculty of science of Dijon for a brief period and then was transferred to Strasbourg University where he continued his studies on molecular asymmetry.
Pasteur's studies on contamination of wine and beer by airborne yeast clearly stimulated certain investigators to recognize that these "diseases" were due to entry of foreign microorganisms.
Pasteur's reports on preventing sheep anthrax were so exciting to some and unbelievable to many, that he was challenged by the well-known veterinarian Rossignol to conduct a carefully controlled public test of his anthrax vaccine.
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