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Hohenheim
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Hohenheim is a neighborhood of Stuttgart in the state of Baden-Württemberg, Germany.
Between 1771 and 1793, Duke Karl Eugen built a country house in Hohenheim. Hohenheim is now well-known for the University of Hohenheim that is located there.
On November 20, 1818, Hohenheim became the site of an important agricultural institution, founded by King William I of Württemberg for teaching, experimentation and demonstration. The first director was Johann Nepomuk Schwerz, and it was located in the castle built by Duke Karl Eugen.
In 1847 the institution was designated as holding the rank of an "Academy of Agriculture and Forestry". In 1904 the name was changed to "Agricultural College". Hohenheim College was awarded the right to confer doctorates in 1918 and habilitations in 1919. This school was renamed University of Hohenheim in 1967.
Today there are over 5,000 students in Hohenheim, a university which is primarily focused on economics and business administration. The University of Hohenheim is one of Germany's leading universities in business administration, economics as well as in life sciences (e.g. agricultural science).
- Das Schloss und die Akademie Hohenheim (Stuttgart, 1870).
This article incorporates text from the Encyclopædia Britannica Eleventh Edition, a publication now in the public domain.
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