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University Studies Today and in the Time of Carl Friedrich Gauss

Carl Friedrich Gauss—mathematician, astronomer, surveyor, inventor of the telegraph, and namesake of the Gaussian normal distribution—also studied here at the University of Göttingen.
That was 230 years ago, from 1795 to 1799.

Next year, we will be celebrating his 250th birthday in Göttingen with exhibitions, audio tours across the city, concerts, and various events.

As we prepare for this, we are asking ourselves:
What does it mean to be a student today?
How much do rent, food, and leisure activities cost?
How do students finance their lives today?
How much time does studying take up? How much free time is left?

And what was it like in Carl Friedrich Gauss’s day?

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