The University of Harderwijk (1648-1811), also named the Guelders Academy, was located in the town of Harderwijk, in the Republic of the United Provinces (now: the Netherlands). It was founded by the province of Guelders (Gelre). Events Peace treaty signed at Westphalia ends the Thirty Years War. ... 1811 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... Harderwijk is a municipality and a city in the eastern Netherlands. ... This article is about the Dutch United Provinces. ... For the present province also called Guelders in English, see Gelderland. ...

Some well-known graduates of the University of Harderwijk are

• explorer Jacob Roggeveen (1690)
• physician Herman Boerhaave (1693)
• Swedish scientist Linnaeus (1735)
• statesman Herman Willem Daendels (1783)
• poet A.C.W. Staring (1787)

The university of Harderwijk didn't have a good reputation, because of its low standards. Nevertheless, it attracted many students with its low fees. Many students of other university went to Harderwijk to graduate; the most famous graduate, Linnaeus, stayed only a week at Harderwijk. Jacob Roggeveen (January 1659 - 31 January 1729) was a Dutch explorer who was sent to find Terra Australis, but he instead discovered Easter Island by chance. ... Events Giovanni Domenico Cassini observes differential rotation within Jupiters atmosphere. ... Herman Boerhaave (December 31, 1668 - September 23, 1738) was a Dutch humanist and physician of European fame. ... Events January 11 - Eruption of Mt. ... A painting of Carolus Linnaeus Carl Linnaeus, also known after his ennoblement as Carl von Linné, and who wrote under the Latinized name Carolus Linnaeus (May 23, 1707 – January 10, 1778), was a Swedish scientist who laid the foundations for the modern scheme of taxonomy. ... Events 16 April - The London premiere of Alcina by George Frideric Handel, his first the first Italian opera for the Royal Opera House at Covent Garden. ... Herman Willem Daendels (October 21, 1762 - May 2, 1818) was a Dutch politician. ... 1783 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... 1787 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ...

The university was closed during the French occupation. Later, king William I tried to re-establish the university, without success. King William I of the Netherlands was born as Willem Frederik on 25 August 1772 in The Hague, acceded in 1813 and died 1843 in Berlin,Germany. ...

Modern culture

In the 1990s in the Dutch children's television program Het Klokhuis Prof. Fetze Alsvanouds regularly appeared. ("Als vanouds" means something like "as it used to be".) Alsvanouds was a professor on the University of Harderwijk, he was played by Aart Staartjes. Events and trends Technology Explosive growth of the Internet; decrease in the cost of computers and other technology Reduction in size and cost of mobile phones leads to a massive surge in their popularity Year 2000 problem (commonly known as Y2K) Microsoft Windows operating system becomes virtually ubiquitous on IBM...

External link

• http://www.snma.nl/univhwijk/UnivOfHarderwijk.html