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History
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History: Timeline >>>
1829 Foundation as a “United Secondary and Vocational School” by King Wilhelm I of Württemberg
1840 Polytechnical School
1876 Polytechnic
1890 College of Technology
1900 Right to award doctorates in Engineering and Science subjects
1944 Almost all buildings are completely destroyed
1946 Reopening of the College of Technology
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<<< History: Timeline
1953 Right to award doctorates in the Humanities
1957 Start of construction in Stuttgart-Vaihingen
1967 “Universität Stuttgart”
1974 Student numbers first reach 10,000
1979 Right to award doctorates in the Social Sciences
1988 Student numbers first reach 20,000
1997 Launch of the Internationalisation Program
1998 International student numbers first reach 3,000
2000 Foundation of the University Council
2007 Approx. 5,000 international students
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Famous Faces >>>Architecture & Civil Engineering
Theodor Fischer Founder of the Stuttgart Architecture School
Emil Mörsch Founder of the “Theory of Iron-reinforced Concrete Structures”
Otto Graf Materials and component testing
Paul Bonatz Theory of architecture and urban planning
Richard Döcker Head of construction of the Weißenhofsiedlung
Fritz Leonhardt New construction methods for bridges and television towers
Fritz Leonhardt 1909 – 1999
Theodor Fischer1862 – 1938
Emil Mörsch 1872 – 1950
Otto Graf1881 – 1956
Paul Bonatz1877 – 1956
Richard Döcker 1894 – 1968
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Famous Faces >>> Engineering
Carl J. von Bach Pioneer in materials research
Fritz Emde “Theory of Electrical Engineering”
Eugen Sänger Pioneer of astronautics, developer of the scramjet
Karl Ramsayer Airbone navigation using geodetic methods
Franz X. Wortmann Development of aerofoil profiles
John Argyris Introduction of finite elements as a calculation method
John Argyris 1916 – 2004
Carl v. Bach1847 – 1931
Fritz Emde1873 – 1951
Eugen Sänger1905 – 1964
Karl Ramsayer1911 – 1982
Franz Wortmann1921 – 1985
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Famous Faces >>>Natural Sciences
Hermann C. Fehling Fehling’s solution for determining the presence of sugar
Heinrich von Eck Geologist: “Eck’s conglomerate”
Rudolf Mehmke Pioneer of vector calculations
William Küster Research into haemoglobin, “Haemin Formula”
Wilhelm M. Kutta Runge-Kutta method and Kutta-Joukowski formula
Peter Paul Ewald Theory of x-ray interference, “Ewald Construction”
Peter P. Ewald 1888 – 1985
Hermann Fehling1811 – 1885
Heinrich v. Eck1837 – 1925
Rudolf Mehmke1857 – 1944
William Küster1863 – 1929
Wilhelm M. Kutta1867 – 1944
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<<< Famous FacesHumanities
Friedrich Th. Vischer Aesthetics, philosophy, art and literature
Johannes Mährlen Historian and political economist
Wilhelm Lübke First Chair of History of Art
Käte Hamburger Literature, “The Logic of Literature”
Fritz Martini Literature “Wagnis der Sprache”
Max Bense Mathematical methods of art theory
Max Bense 1910 – 1990
Friedrich Vischer1807 – 1887
Johannes Mährlen1803 – 1871
Wilhelm Lübke1826 – 1893
Käte Hamburger1896 – 1992
Fritz Martini1909 – 1992