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( University of Tartu)
The University of Tartu (Estonian Tartu Ülikool; Russian ????????? ???????????; German Universität Dorpat) is a classical university in the city of Tartu, Estonia. Regarded by many Estonians as the country's "national university", it is a member of the Coimbra Group and was established by King Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden in 1632. At different times during its history the University of Tartu was known as Academia Gustaviana, University of Dorpat, Universität (zu) Dorpat, University of Yuryev, and Tartu State University (Tartu Riiklik Ülikool). The Academia Gustaviana in the then Swedish province of Livonia was the second university founded in the Swedish Empire, following Uppsala University (in Uppsala, Sweden proper) and preceding the Academy of Åbo (in Turku, Finland). A precursor to the academy had been a Jesuit grammar school Gymnasium Dorpatense, founded by Polish King Stefan Batory in 1583 existing to 1601, when Tartu (Dorpat) was under Polish rule. Struggling until 1710, after being relocated from Tartu to Pärnu (Pernau) for some years, the university was reopened only in 1802 by the Baltic German Ritterschaften under the reform-minded Emperor Alexander I of Russia, to which Livonia then belonged. The language of instruction at Dorpat was German from 1802 to 1893. During that time, Dorpat had a dual nature in that it belonged both to the set of German(-language) and Russian universities. Financially and administratively, the latter was more important; intellectually and regarding the professoriate, the former was more important (over half the professors came from Germany, at least another third were Baltic Germans). Among the 30 German-language universities, of which 23 were inside the German Empire, Dorpat was the 11th in size. In teaching, the university educated the local Baltic German leadership and professional classes as well as staff especially for the administration and health system of the entire Russian Empire. In scholarship, it was an international university; the time between 1860 and 1880 was its "golden age".
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Accidental Discovery Gives Hope To Alzheimer's Treatment by andrew clinton
During a recent experimental brain surgery to control the appetite of an obese man the doctors made an accidental breakthrough that may very well unlock how your memory works. It was simply a side-effect of the treatment of obesity, but the memory st...
Methods of Skin Care by Albert Edwards
In the contemporary worls people are evry interested in their appearance and healthy lifestyle. There are many methods to make your skin and face younger. Doctors use needles and lasers for this reason. But there are also those methods which are safe...
Georgetown University Study Documents Weight Loss Benefits of Niacin-bound Chromium (NBC) Brings More Hope for Diabetics by Robert Tracy
Beauty expert Dr. Nicholas Perricone uncovers mineral beneficial for weight and blood sugar control
Dr. Nicholas Perricone, best known as the “beauty doctor” has uncovered clinical research that shows niacin-bound chromium helps reduce weight...
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