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ARTICLES RELATED TO Strasbourg - Famous residents | | | |  Strasbourg - Famous residents: Encyclopedia II - Strasbourg - HistoryAt the site of Strasbourg, the Romans established a military outpost and named it Argentoratum. It belonged to the Germania Superior Roman province. From the 4th century, Strasbourg was the seat of a bishopric.
The Alamanni fought a battle against Rome in Strasbourg in 357. They were defeated by Julian, later Emperor of Rome, and their king Chonodomarius was taken prisoner. On January 2, 366 the Alamanni crossed the frozen Rhine in large numbers, to invade the Roman Empire. Early in the 5th century the Alamanni appear to have crossed the Rhine, conquered and then settled what is today A ...
See also:Strasbourg, Strasbourg - Geography, Strasbourg - Sights, Strasbourg - History, Strasbourg - Demography, Strasbourg - Education, Strasbourg - Transportation, Strasbourg - European role, Strasbourg - Miscellaneous, Strasbourg - Births, Strasbourg - Famous residents, Strasbourg - Twin towns Read more here: » Strasbourg: Encyclopedia II - Strasbourg - History |
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| | | | Strasbourg - Famous residents: Encyclopedia II - Strasbourg - Education Strasbourg, which was a humanism center, has a long history of higher education excellence, melting French and German intellectual traditions. Although Strasbourg had been annexed by Royal France in 1683 it still remained connected to the German speaking intellectual world throughout the 18th century and the university attracted numerous students from the Holy Roman Empire with Goethe, Metternich and Monteglas, who studied law in Strasbourg, among the most prominent. Nowadays, Strasbourg is known to offer among the best university cou ...
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| | | | Strasbourg - Famous residents: Encyclopedia II - Strasbourg - Miscellaneous
Strasbourg - Births.
Strasbourg was the birthplace of:
Sebastian Brant (1457-1521), satirical poet and humanist
Jacob Sturm von Sturmeck (1489-1553) protestant statesman and reformist
Sebastian Stoskopff (1597-1657), painter of still lives
Johann Fischart (1546-1590), satirical author
François Christophe Kellermann (1735-1820), French marshall
Jean Baptiste Kléber (1753-1800), general
Gustave Doré (1832-1883), painter
Emile Waldteufel ...
See also:Strasbourg, Strasbourg - Geography, Strasbourg - Sights, Strasbourg - History, Strasbourg - Demography, Strasbourg - Education, Strasbourg - Transportation, Strasbourg - European role, Strasbourg - Miscellaneous, Strasbourg - Births, Strasbourg - Famous residents, Strasbourg - Twin towns Read more here: » Strasbourg: Encyclopedia II - Strasbourg - Miscellaneous |
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| | | | Strasbourg - Famous residents: Encyclopedia II - Strasbourg - Miscellaneous
Strasbourg - Births.
Strasbourg was the birthplace of:
Sebastian Brant (1457-1521), satirical poet and humanist
Jacob Sturm von Sturmeck (1489-1553) protestant statesman and reformist
Sebastian Stoskopff (1597-1657), painter of still lives
François Christophe Kellermann (1735-1820), French marshall
Jean Baptiste Kléber (1753-1800), general
Gustave Doré (1832-1883), painter
Emile Waldteufel (Charles Émile Lévy) (1837-1915), composer
P ...
See also:Strasbourg, Strasbourg - Geography, Strasbourg - Sights, Strasbourg - History, Strasbourg - Demography, Strasbourg - Education, Strasbourg - Transportation, Strasbourg - European role, Strasbourg - Miscellaneous, Strasbourg - Births, Strasbourg - Famous residents, Strasbourg - Twin towns Read more here: » Strasbourg: Encyclopedia II - Strasbourg - Miscellaneous |
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| | | | Strasbourg - Famous residents: Encyclopedia II - Strasbourg - European role Strasbourg is sometimes regarded as:
the capital of Europe as a whole, as the seat of the Council of Europe and the European Court of Human Rights (informally known as the "Strasbourg Court"); and
the "democratic capital" of the European Union, as the first seat of the European Parliament and the only place where the whole parliament regularly meets. The executive capital —Brussels, Belgium— where the MEPs work for the majority of the time is often considered to be the European Union's unofficial capital.
Stra ...
See also:Strasbourg, Strasbourg - Geography, Strasbourg - Sights, Strasbourg - History, Strasbourg - Demography, Strasbourg - Education, Strasbourg - Transportation, Strasbourg - European role, Strasbourg - Miscellaneous, Strasbourg - Births, Strasbourg - Famous residents, Strasbourg - Twin towns Read more here: » Strasbourg: Encyclopedia II - Strasbourg - European role |
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| | | | Strasbourg - Famous residents: Encyclopedia II - Strasbourg - Education Strasbourg, which was a humanism center, has a long history of higher education excellence, melting french and german intellectual traditions. Both Goethe and Metternich studied law in Strasbourg. Nowadays, Strasbourg is known to offer among the best university courses in France after Paris universities.
There are three universities in Strasbourg:
Strasbourg I - Université Louis Pasteur
Strasbourg II - Université Marc Bloch
Strasbourg ...
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| | | | Strasbourg - Famous residents: Encyclopedia II - Strasbourg - Transportation A modern-looking tram system has operated in Strasbourg since 1994.
Two TGV lines are planned to link Strasbourg to the European high-speed train network:
TGV Est (Paris-Strasbourg) (under construction, to open 2007)
TGV Rhin-Rhône (Strasbourg-Lyon)
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