Er gehörte zu den bedeutenden Altertumswissenschaftlern seiner Zeit. Das posthum nach Carl Robert benannte Archäologische Museum an der Uni konnte er deutlich erweitern und in Forschung wie Lehre mit Leben erfüllen. Sein Todestag hat sich 2022 zum 100. Mal gejährt - seit Samstag ist aus diesem Anlass eine Sonderausstellung im Kupferstichkabinett des Löwengebäudes und im Archäologischen Museum zu sehen. Read more
Die erste Professur für Romanistik in Deutschland ist vor 200 Jahren an der Uni Halle eingerichtet worden. Eine Ausstellung im Löwengebäude würdigt ab heute dieses Jubiläum und erinnert an Ludwig Gottfried Blanc (1781-1866), dem es gelang, einen Lehrstuhl nur für die romanischen Sprachen und ihre Literatur zu etablieren. Read more
Er war zu seiner Zeit einer der bedeutendsten Pflanzenwissenschaftler. An der Uni ist sein Name bis heute durch ein Gebäude präsent, in dem das Saatgut des berühmten Langzeitversuchs „Ewiger Roggenbau“ lagert: Ferdinand Wohltmann. Read more
Kaum jemand weiß, dass die weltberühmte Akropolis, jener hoch über der griechischen Hauptstadt thronende antike Gebäudekomplex, maßgeblich von einem Deutschen ausgegraben worden ist. Noch dazu von einem, den es später an die Uni Halle zog. Sein Name: Ludwig Ross. Read more
The foundations for polymer research were laid 100 years ago when Hermann Staudinger described macromolecules for the first time. The chemist and Nobel laureate is an alumnus of the University of Halle. Read more
When Betty Heimann qualified to become a lecturer in 1923, it was still quite an extraordinary event. The law prohibiting women from becoming lecturers had only been abolished three years previously, allowing the indologist to become the first female lecturer at the University of Halle. After her appointment as an associate professor, she became “Miss Professor”. Read more
Just a few years after the end of World War II, scientists at MLU’s Institute of Physics started using electron microscopy in their research. What now appears unremarkable, was new and innovative at the time. The mastermind behind this achievement was the physicist and later president of the Leopoldina, Heinz Bethge. Read more
Christian Wolff was far ahead of his time. He was one of the most progressive, but also one of the most combative professors who ever taught at the University of Halle. He dealt with mathematics and physics, with philosophy and - as has only recently become known - even with sexual enlightenment. Greatly to the annoyance of the Pietists, with whom Wolf engaged in real battles and who ensured that the upright thinker was ultimately driven out of the City of Halle. Read more
His time in Halle was relatively short. Nevertheless, Friedrich Schleiermacher, whose 250th birthday will be celebrated in November, spent two intense periods of his life here – first as a student and then as a theology professor. He is not just remembered by a street in the Paulusviertel; the scholar also wrote a Christmas story here. And his life and his work still provide the basis of academic work in Halle to this day. Read more
