Louis Pasteur University

Louis Pasteur University (Université Louis-Pasteur), also known as Strasbourg I or ULP was a large university in Strasbourg, Alsace, France. As of January 15, 2007, there were 18,847 students enrolled at the university, including around 3,000 foreign students. Research and teaching at ULP concentrates on the natural sciences, technology and medicine. On 1 January 2009, Louis Pasteur University became part of the refounded University of Strasbourg and lost its status as an independent university.

According to the Academic Ranking of World Universities, when it was an independent university, the ULP belonged to the first 100 rank (96th in 2006).

The university was a member of the LERU (League of European Research Universities). It was named after the famous 19th-century French scientist Louis Pasteur.

Notable staff

• Louis Pasteur (1822-1895), professor of chemistry
• Karl Ferdinand Braun (1850-1918), professor of physics, Nobel Prize in 1909
• Albrecht Kossel (1853-1927), physician, Nobel Prize in 1910
• Albert Schweitzer (1875-1965), theologian, musician, philosopher, and physician, Nobel Prize in 1952
• Jean-Marie Lehn (1939-), French chemist, Nobel Prize in 1987
• René Thom (1923-2002), French mathematician, founder of catastrophe theory, lauréate of the Fields Medal in 1958

Points of interest

• Jardin botanique de l'Université de Strasbourg
• Musée zoologique de l'ULP et de la ville de Strasbourg

See also

• University of Strasbourg
• École européenne de chimie, polymères et matériaux, the European school of chemistry

External links

• Official university website