Entwicklung der Uni, dargestellt an Fotos von Bauten

Chronicle

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