
| Historical | |
| Dates | |
| Dec 10, 1402 | By request of Prince Bishop Johann von Egloffstein, Pope Boniface IX. approves the establishment of a School of Higher Learning at Würzburg, endowing it with the papal privileges |
| Oct 2, 1410 | Issue of university privileges by Johann von Egloffstein |
| after 1415 | Decline of the University |
| May 11, 1575 | Emperor Maximilian II. grants university privileges to Prince Bishop Julius Echter von Mespelbrunn |
| Dec 2, 1575 | Proclamation of the foundation of the University by Prince Bishop Julius Echter |
| Mar 28, 1576 | Renewed granting of Papal privileges for establishing a university at Würzburg by Pope Gregor XIII. |
| Jan 2, 1582 | Re-inauguration of the University; Prince Bishop Julius Echter reads out the university privileges |
| Jan 4, 1582 | Appointment of the Deans for the Theological, Philosophical, and Medical Faculties |
| 1587 | Decree of the Statutes for the Full University and the Faculties |
| 1619-1622 | Prince Bishop Johann Gottfried von Aschhausen lays the foundations for the general University Library |
| 1631 | Conquest of Würzburg by the Swedes, five-year interruption in University activities, valuable parts of the Library's stocks taken to Uppsala |
| 1734 | Issue of new Conditions of Study by Prince Bishop Friedrich Karl von Schönborn |
| 1773 | Dissolution of the Jesuit Order and its university functions under Prince Bishop Friedrich von Seinsheim |
| 1802 | As a consequence of Secularization, Würzburg falls under Bavarian rule |
| 1803 | New Organization Act for the University, abolition of its ecclesiastical/catholic bias, substantial additions to the Library's stocks from the dispossessed Church |
| 1806 | Grand Duchy of Würzburg under Ferdinand of Tuscany, repeal of the University's re-organization of 1803 |
| 1814 | Würzburg permanently under Bavarian rule, the University is given new Statutes and re-named "Julius-Maximilians University" |
| 1832 | Foundation of the Aesthetical Attribute, the future Martin von Wagner Museum of the University |
| 1848 | New state-issued Statutes for the Bavarian universities introduce major improvements for students and university organs |
| 1858 | Martin von Wagner donates his entire art collection and a large part of his fortune to the Aesthetical Attribute of the University. Establishment of the Martin von Wagner Museum, which evolves into an important museum of antique art after the additional purchase of the Feoli Collection (1872) with about 500 Greek and Etruscan pottery vessels |
| 1878 | Division of the Philosophical Faculty into a philosophical-historical and a mathematical-scientific section |
| 1903 | The Kingdom of Bavaria admits women to university studies at the state institutions at Munich, Würzburg, and Erlangen. In the winter semester, three women and 1,286 men register at Würzburg |
| 1933 | Enforced political conformity of universities and appointment of the Rector and the Deans by the National Socialist regime |
| 1937 | Institution of an autonomous Faculty of Natural Sciences |
| Mar 16, 1945 | Almost 90 percent of city and University destroyed. End of teaching activities |
| May 9, 1945 | End of World War II and the National Socialist dictatorship |
| Oct 1, 1945 | Academic revival of the University with the first new classes in the Catholic Faculty, followed by the Philosophical Faculty and the Faculty of Natural Sciences (Jan 1946), and the Medical and Legal Faculties (1947) |
| Aug 1, 1968 | The Economic and Social Sciences separate from the Legal and Political Sciences, becoming the University's sixth Faculty |
| Dec 1, 1968 | New University Statutes come into effect |
| Apr 1, 1969 | Adoption of the University Statutes by a College of Rectors |
| Aug 1, 1972 | Integration of the Pedagogical College as the seventh Faculty (of Education) |
| 1974 | Bavarian Higher Education Act comes into effect, re-structuring of the University: Presidential constitution, new central organs, re-organization of Faculties into Departments (13), academic institutions, and operational units |
| 1975 | First new elections for the Assembly, the Senate, and the Faculty Councils, pursuant to the Bavarian Higher Education Act |
| Dec 17, 1976 | Appointment of a five-member Presidential College as governing body of the University |
| Oct 1, 1977 | Dissolution of the 13th Department of Education in consequence of new teacher-training policies |
| 1982 | 400-year celebration of the University with an academic ceremonial act on May 11, in the presence of Federal President Dr. Karl Carstens and Bavarian Minister-President Dr. Franz Josef Strauß |
| June 30, 1984 | Basic Order of the University comes into effect |
| 1991 | New Basic Order of the University |
| 1998 | Amendment of the Bavarian Higher Education Act |
| 1998 | First technological study program (Nanostructure Technology) with degree of Graduate Engineer |
| 2002 | 600-year celebration of the Egloffstein University with an academic ceremonial act on May 11, in the presence of Federal President Dr. Johannes Rau and Bavarian Minister-President Dr. Edmund Stoiber |
| Oct 10, 2007 | Concentration on ten core Faculties: Dissolution of the Faculty of Geosciences, relocation of Geology and Paleontology to the University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, and integration of Geography into Philosophical Faculty I – Philosophical Faculties I and II merge to become the new Philosophical Faculty I, former Philosophical Faculty III is re-named Philosophical Faculty II. |
| Architectonic History | |
| 1402 | University facilities housed in various courts in the city: "Zum großen Löwen," "Zum Katzenwicker," Dechanteihof of Neumünster Church |
| July 8, 1582 | Laying of foundation stone for the construction of "Alte Universität" with University Church |
| Sep 8, 1591 | Completion of "Old University," housing Theology, Law, and the Humanities; consecration of University Church; Medical Faculty housed in Juliusspital |
| 1695 | Completion of a Botanical Garden at Juliusspital under Prince Bishop Johann Gottfried von Guttenberg |
| 1757 | Completion of an astronomic observatory in the belfry of University Church |
| as from 1850 | Initiation of numerous construction projects for University institutions: Medicine at Juliusspital/Pleicherwall, Natural Sciences at today's Röntgenring and in Koellikerstrasse, Dental Medicine at Pleichertor, and the Mental Hospital at Schalksberg |
| 1896 | "Neue Universität," the new structure at Sanderring, begins operation |
| 1912-1921 | Construction of a new Clinical Center (Luitpoldkrankenhaus) in district of Grombühl |
| 1928-1929 | Construction of Studentenhaus, dining and service facilities at Sanderrasen |
| Mar 16, 1945 | Air raid on Würzburg, destruction of most University buildings; reconstruction will take decades |
| 1958-1971 | Relocation of Botanical Garden from Juliusspital to Dallenberg, establishment of Botanical Institute |
| Feb 23, 1963 | Re-opening of Martin von Wagner Museum in south wing of Residence |
| 1963 | Decree of Bavarian Diet initiates relocation of major parts of University facilities from the city to grounds near city limits (Am Hubland) |
| as from 1965 | Many departments and institutions move to Hubland Campus |
| 1965-1972 | Construction of Chemistry/Pharmaceutics Building at Hubland |
| 1966-1973 | Construction of Head Clinic in district of Grombühl |
| 1967-1971 | Construction of Philosophy Building on Hubland Campus |
| 1970-1974 | Construction of Lecture Hall Building for the Natural Sciences at Hubland |
| 1974-1976 | Construction of Mensa Building (dining and service facilities) at Hubland |
| 1974-1978 | Construction of University Library at Hubland |
| Nov 7, 1985 | Ceremonial inauguration of Neubaukirche as assembly hall, 40 years after the destruction of the church in World War II |
| 1986-1992 | Construction of Biocenter at Hubland |
| 1991-1993 | Construction of Microstructure Laboratory at Hubland |
| 1994-1997 | New construction of Institute for Physical Chemistry completes relocation of Faculties of Chemistry and Pharmaceutics to Hubland Campus |
| 1996-1999 | Institute of Computer Sciences established at Hubland |
| 1998-2004 | New construction for the Center of Operative Medicine (ZOM) on the Medical Campus in district of Grombühl |
| 2000-2003 | New sports facilities created at Hubland (1st construction stage) |
| since 2006 | New construction for the Institute of Pharmaceutics and Food |