University of Harderwijk
The University of Harderwijk (
1648-
1811), also named the Guelders Academy, was located in the town of
Harderwijk, in the
Republic of the United Provinces (now: the
Netherlands). It was founded by the province of
Guelders (Gelre).Some well-known graduates of the University of Harderwijk areexplorer
Jacob Roggeveen (1690)physician
Herman Boerhaave (
1693) Swedish scientist
Carolus Linnaeus (
1735) statesman
Herman Willem Daendels (
1783) poet A.C.W. Staring (
1787)The university of Harderwijk didn't have a good reputation, because of its low standards. Nevertheless, it attracted many students with its low fees. Many students went to Harderwijk to graduate. In
Samuel Johnson's
Life of Herman Boerhaave, it says:"He went to Hardewich, in order to take the degree of doctor in physick, which he obtained in July, 1693, having performed a publick disputation, "de utilitate explorandorum excrementorum in ægris, ut signorum."
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Université de Harderwijk
Universiteit van Harderwijk