Everything about The University Of Harderwijk totally explained
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 are
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."
The title of this
Latin disputation in English is "On the usefulness of examination of excrement as a sign of disease".
The most famous foreign graduate, Linnaeus, stayed only a week, much of which time was spent printing his dissertation. The saying was that rich students could afford
Leiden University and the poorer ones had to make do with Harderwijk. In many European cities, it wasn't possible to get a doctor's degree, and the Netherlands had a reputation for producing very good doctors.
The university was closed during the French occupation. Later, king
William I tried to re-establish the university, without success.
A saying in the Netherlands for a person who's scientific knowledge is questionable is "he's from the University of Harderwijk".
Modern culture
In the
1990s, The University became more known to a new audience thanks to the fictional character Prof.
Fetze Alsvanouds ("Als vanouds" means something like "as it always used to be".), who was played by
Aart Staartjes and regularly appeared in the Dutch children's television program
Het Klokhuis. Alsvanouds was a professor at the University of Harderwijk.
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