History

History: Timeline >>> 1829Foundation as a United Secondary and Vocational School by King Wilhelm I of Württemberg 1840Polytechnical School 1876Polytechnic 1890College of Technology 1900Right to award doctorates in Engineering and Science subjects 1944Almost all buildings are completely destroyed 1946Reopening of the College of Technology

<<< History: Timeline 1953Right to award doctorates in the Humanities 1957Start of construction in Stuttgart-Vaihingen 1967Universität Stuttgart 1974Student numbers first reach 10, Right to award doctorates in the Social Sciences 1988 Student numbers first reach 20, Launch of the Internationalisation Program 1998International student numbers first reach 3, Foundation of the University Council 2007Approx. 5,000 international students

Famous Faces >>> Architecture & Civil Engineering Theodor FischerFounder of the Stuttgart Architecture School Emil MörschFounder of the Theory of Iron-reinforced Concrete Structures Otto GrafMaterials and component testing Paul BonatzTheory of architecture and urban planning Richard DöckerHead of construction of the Weißenhofsiedlung Fritz Leonhardt New construction methods for bridges and television towers Fritz Leonhardt 1909 – 1999 Theodor Fischer 1862 – 1938 Emil Mörsch 1872 – 1950 Otto Graf 1881 – 1956 Paul Bonatz 1877 – 1956 Richard Döcker 1894 – 1968

Famous Faces >>> Engineering Carl J. von BachPioneer in materials research Fritz EmdeTheory of Electrical Engineering Eugen SängerPioneer of astronautics, developer of the scramjet Karl RamsayerAirbone navigation using geodetic methods Franz X. WortmannDevelopment of aerofoil profiles John ArgyrisIntroduction of finite elements as a calculation method John Argyris 1916 – 2004 Carl v. Bach 1847 – 1931 Fritz Emde 1873 – 1951 Eugen Sänger 1905 – 1964 Karl Ramsayer 1911 – 1982 Franz Wortmann 1921 – 1985

Famous Faces >>> Natural Sciences Hermann C. FehlingFehlings solution for determining the presence of sugar Heinrich von EckGeologist: Ecks conglomerate Rudolf Mehmke Pioneer of vector calculations William Küster Research into haemoglobin, Haemin Formula Wilhelm M. Kutta Runge-Kutta method and Kutta-Joukowski formula Peter Paul Ewald Theory of x-ray interference, Ewald Construction Peter P. Ewald 1888 – 1985 Hermann Fehling 1811 – 1885 Heinrich v. Eck 1837 – 1925 Rudolf Mehmke 1857 – 1944 William Küster 1863 – 1929 Wilhelm M. Kutta 1867 – 1944

<<< Famous Faces Humanities Friedrich Th. VischerAesthetics, philosophy, art and literature Johannes MährlenHistorian and political economist Wilhelm LübkeFirst Chair of History of Art Käte HamburgerLiterature, The Logic of Literature Fritz MartiniLiterature Wagnis der Sprache Max BenseMathematical methods of art theory Max Bense 1910 – 1990 Friedrich Vischer 1807 – 1887 Johannes Mährlen 1803 – 1871 Wilhelm Lübke 1826 – 1893 Käte Hamburger 1896 – 1992 Fritz Martini 1909 – 1992