University of Göttingen alumni
The University of Göttingen, officially the Georg August University of Göttingen, (German: Georg-August-Universität Göttingen, known informally as Georgia Augusta) is a public research university in the city of Göttingen, Germany. Founded in 1734 by George II, King of Great Britain and Elector of Hanover, and starting classes in 1737, the Georgia Augusta was conceived to promote the ideals of the Enlightenment.
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Bismarck
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the original Iron Chancellor, Otto Von Bismarck, one of 19th Century Europe’s most influential statesmen and the founder of modern Germany.
22 March 2007
Featuring: Richard J. Evans, Christopher Clark, Katharine Lerman
CultureGerman monarchistsHumboldt University of Berlin alumniGrand Crosses of the Order of Saint Stephen of Hungary, Knights of the Golden Fleece of SpainIndependent politicians in Germany, Recipients of the Iron Cross (1870), 2nd class, Recipients of the Pour le Mérite (military class)University of Göttingen alumniPeople from the Province of SaxonyGerman nationalistsGerman LutheransGrand Cross of the Legion of HonourMilitary personnel from Saxony-AnhaltCarl Friedrich Gauss
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the ideas of Gauss, 'prince of mathematicians', including those on number theory, geometry, probability theory, astronomy and electromagnetism.
30 November 2017
Featuring: Marcus du Sautoy, Colva Roney-Dougal, Nick Evans
ScienceFellows of the American Academy of Arts and SciencesLinear algebraistsMembers of the Göttingen Academy of Sciences and HumanitiesFellows of the Royal SocietyMembers of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and SciencesUniversity of Göttingen alumniAcademic staff of the University of Göttingen18th-century German astronomersHonorary members of the Saint Petersburg Academy of SciencesMental calculatorsGerman LutheransMembers of the Royal Swedish Academy of SciencesCorresponding members of the Saint Petersburg Academy of SciencesOptical physicistsMembers of the Bavarian Academy of SciencesRecipients of the Copley MedalRecipients of the Pour le Mérite (civil class)Humboldt
Melvyn Bragg discusses the Prussian naturalist and explorer, Alexander Von Humboldt. A hero in South America; Charles Darwin described him as ‘the greatest scientific traveller who ever lived’.
28 September 2006
Featuring: Jason Wilson, Patricia Fara, Jim Secord
ScienceUniversity of Jena alumniHonorary members of the Saint Petersburg Academy of Sciences18th-century German LGBTQ peopleGerman LutheransGerman travel writersForeign members of the Royal SocietyRecipients of the Copley MedalFellows of the American Academy of Arts and SciencesMembers of the Göttingen Academy of Sciences and HumanitiesUniversity of Göttingen alumniHuman geographersGay scientistsMembers of the French Academy of SciencesRecipients of the Pour le Mérite (civil class)Members of the Prussian Academy of SciencesMembers of the American Philosophical SocietyMembers of the Royal Swedish Academy of SciencesMembers of the Bavarian Academy of SciencesIndependent scientistsSchopenhauer
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the pessimistic philosophy of Arthur Schopenhauer and his extraordinary influence.
29 October 2009
Featuring: A. C. Grayling, Beatrice Han-Pile, Christopher Janaway
PhilosophyGerman philosophers of artGerman philosophers of scienceGerman political philosophers19th-century German writersMetaphilosophersGerman eugenicists19th-century German philosophersTheorists on Western civilizationSimple living advocatesPhilosophers of literatureGerman idealistsPhilosophers of logicLogiciansPhenomenologistsPhilosophy writersCritical theoristsGerman philosophers of mind, German philosophers of religionAcademic staff of the Humboldt University of Berlin19th-century German male writersAphoristsGerman philosophers of languagePhilosophers of psychologyUniversity of Göttingen alumniGerman critics of ChristianityGerman philologistsGerman philosophers of culture19th-century German essayists19th-century atheistsCritics of religionsAtheist philosophersGerman male essayistsCritics of JudaismOntologistsPhilosophers of loveGerman writers on atheismGerman ethicists, German philosophers of educationGerman monarchistsPhilosophers of pessimismGerman epistemologistsAnti-natalistsGerman philosophers of historyGerman male non-fiction writersGerman logicians, Kantian philosophersWeber's The Protestant Ethic
Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss Max Weber's book The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism.
27 March 2014
Featuring: Peter Ghosh, Sam Whimster, Linda Woodhead
HistoryHumboldt University of Berlin alumniDeaths from pneumonia in GermanyGerman philosophers of scienceGerman philosophers of technologyGerman political philosophers19th-century German writersGerman nationalists19th-century German philosophersContinental philosophersCritics of work and the work ethicGerman philosophers of historyPhilosophers of economicsAcademic staff of the Humboldt University of Berlin19th-century German male writersUniversity of Strasbourg alumniUniversity of Göttingen alumniGerman philosophers of cultureEconomic historians, German sociologists20th-century German philosophersMax WeberHeidelberg University alumniEconomic sociologistsPeople from the Province of SaxonyWriters about activism and social changeMembers of the Bavarian Academy of Sciences