University of Aberdeen - King's college - Aberdeen - UK
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University of Aberdeen is Scotland's third oldest and the UK's fifth oldest university.
Waymark Code: WMAZBZ
Location: Northern Scotland, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 03/15/2011
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Founded in 1495 by William Elphinstone, Bishop of Aberdeen and Chancellor of Scotland, the University of Aberdeen is Scotland's third oldest and the UK's fifth oldest university.
King’s College opened with 36 staff and students, and embraced all the known branches of learning: arts, theology, canon and civil law. In 1497 it was first in the English-speaking world to create a chair of medicine. Elphinstone’s college looked outward to the wider world of Europe and beyond, taking the great European universities of Paris and Bologna as its model.
Much of the original King's College still stands today, a famous historic landmark beloved of generations of students, academics, and local people who are, inspired by the finest examples of medieval and Renaissance craftwork remaining anywhere in Scotland.
Name: University of Aberdeen
Location/Address:
University of Aberdeen
King's College
Aberdeen, Scotland
AB24 3FX
Phone Number: +44 (0)1224-272000
Web Site: [Web Link]
Type of School: Undergraduate School with Graduate Programs
School Affiliation: Public -- National
Date Founded: 1495
Enrollment: 16000
School Motto: Initium sapientiae timor domini - The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom
Location of GPS Coordinates: King's college entrance
Nicknames/Mascots: Not listed
School Colors: Not listed
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