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The university was established by Frederick William III on the initiative of Wilhelm von Humboldt, Johann Gottlieb Fichte and Friedrich Daniel Ernst Schleiermacher as the University of Berlin (Universität zu Berlin) in 1809, and opened in 1810, making it the oldest of Berlin's four universities.
Friedrich Wilhelm University (German: Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität) may refer to: Humboldt University of Berlin, called Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität from 1828 to 1949, and sometimes known in English as Frederick William University.
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In 1828 it was formally renamed the Frederick-William University. The university was named in honor of the reigning monarch, Frederick William III of Prussia. The university offered the traditional faculties of law, medicine, theology, and philosophy. Emperor William made several
Under Humboldt’s guidance the university, originally named after Frederick William III of Prussia, developed into the largest in Germany. It enrolled more than 1,750 students by 1840 and became a leader in teaching and research.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Sep 1, 2005 · As a result, the Freie Universität of Berlin was founded in December 1948 in the American sector of the city. The main building of Humboldt-Universität and the Faculty of Medicine, Charité. (Campus Charité Mitte) In 1949 the University was given the names of the brothers Alexander and Wilhelm von Humboldt.
From 1828 it was known as the Frederick William University (Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität), later also as the Universität unter den Linden. In 1949, it changed its name to Humboldt-Universität in honor of its founder.
