Berlin, UNIVERSITY

OF. Founded 1809. In 1813 it had 36 teachers; in 1860, 173; in 1891, 336 instructors and 5,527 students, of whom 757 were in theology, 1,630 in jurisprudence, 1,397 in medicine, and 1,743 in philosophy, besides 2,567 non-matriculated. The library contains 300,000 vols., and students have acce to the Royal Library of 900,000 vols. acro the street. In 1890-91, 757 courses were offered, 30 of which were in Oriental languages. Some 400 students are usually in attendance from the U.S. Ever since its foundation it has been famous for the eminent scholars in its faculties. Its degrees are highly prized.