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Eminent Scholars appointed Professors to the University of Würzburg

1629 Athanasius Kircher, Mathematics, Ethics, and Linguistics

1655 Caspar Schott, Mathematics and Physics

1731 Johann Adam Ickstad, Constitutional and International Law

1769 Carl Caspar Siebold, Medicine

1773 Michael Ignaz Schmidt, History and Theology

1773 Franz Oberthür, Theology, reform within the education System

1785 Franz Berg, "The Franconian Voltaire", Theology

1785 Gallus Aloysius Caspar Kleinschrod, Criminal Law

1799 Wilhelm Joseph Behr, Constitutional Law

1803 Friedrich Wilhelm Joseph Schelling, Philosophy

1820 Johann Lukas Schönlein, Medicine

1834 Ludwig Freiherr von der Pfordten, Law, President of the Bavarian Council of Ministers (Ministerpräsident)

1838 Franz von Rinecker, Medicine

1840 Carl von Edel, Law

1842 Johann Joseph von Scherer, Chemistry

1847 Rudolf Albert von Koelliker, Medicine

1849 Rudolf Ludwig Karl Virchow, Medicine

1850 Alfonso Corti, Medicine

1850 Friedrich Wilhelm Scanzoni von Lichtenfels, Gynaecology

1852 Joseph Adam Gustav Hergenröther, Theology

1855 Ludwig von Urlichs, Archaeology

1863 Felix Dahn, Legal History/Novelist

1866 Franz Brentano, Philosophy

1868 Matthias von Lexer, German Studies

1868 Julius von Sachs, Botany

1868 Adolf Eugen Fick, Physiology

1869 Friedrich Prym, Mathematics

1874 Georg Eduard von Rindfleisch, Pathology

1875 Friedrich Kohlrausch, Physics

1878 Josef Kohler, Law

1882 Georg von Schanz, Law and Political Science

1884 Herman Schell, Theology

1885 Emil Fischer, Chemistry

1888 Christian Meurer, Law

1888 Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen, Physics

1893 Theodor Boveri, Zoology

1894 Oswald Külpe, Philosophy and Psychology

1898 Sebastian Merkle, Theology

1900 Ulrich Wilcken, Papyrology

1900 Wilhelm Wien, Physics

1903 Johannes Ferdinand Hehn, Theology

1904 Hans Spemann, Medicine  

1909 Emil Hilb, Mathematics

1909 Karl Marbe, Psychology

1911 Eduard Buchner, Chemistry

1933 Josef Martin, Classical Philology