Friedrich Wilhelm University

Basic Overview

Friedrich Wilhelm University was originally founded in 1810 by Emperor Fridrich Wilhelm III on the initiative of Wilhelm von Humboldt, Johann Gottlieb Frichte, and Friedrich Ernst Daniel Schleiermacher as the University of Berlin. However, from 1828 onwards it has been known as Friedrich Wilhelm University. It is located in the Unter den Linden district of Berlin, Germany.

FWU is regarded as one of the premier universities for studying the natural sciences since its opening in the 19th century, and is famous of pioneering the Humboldtian model of education wherein the student receives an (alleged) holistic mixture of cultural knowledge, general education, and research opportunities.

Notable People

In the early 20th century, several (fictional) figures associated with the university are:

• Penelope Whitaker, who worked as a librarian here before and after the untimely death of her first husband, Lawrence Whitaker (an adjunct professor of anthropology at the insitution).
• Anton Sokolov, a Russian expatriate who is a tenured professor from 1907 to 1940.
• Piero Joplin, a graduate student who dabbled in a variety of scientific subjects, notably chemistry and engineering. However, he was expelled in 1922 due to concerns regarding the ethical disgregard of his research.