Leiden, State University of
- Leiden, State University of
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Dutch Rijksuniversiteit Te Leiden,
university in Leiden, Neth., founded in 1575 by William of Orange. It was originally modelled on the Academy of Geneva, an important centre of Calvinistic teaching. By the early 17th century Leiden had an international reputation as a centre of theology, science, and medicine. Hermann Boerhaave (
Boerhaave, Hermann) (
q.v.), who was largely responsible for Leiden's reputation in the study of medicine, spent his professional life there.
Institutes connected with the university include the Royal Institute of Linguistics and Anthropology, the Rijksmuseum van Oudheden (prehistory of The Netherlands and antiquities), the botanical gardens, Leiden Observatory, and the National Museum of Ethnology of Asia.
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