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The '''Leiden University''' ([[Dutch language|Dutch]]: ''Universiteit Leiden'') is an [[university]] in the City of [[Leiden]], the [[Netherlands]]. The current rector is Carel Stolker.
It was founded by [[William the Silent]] in 1575 and became the oldest university in that country, with total of 25,800 students.<ref>http://www.universiteitleiden.nl/over-ons/feiten-en-cijfers</ref>
==Faculties==
* Faculty of [[Archeology]].
* Faculty of Humanities.
* Faculty of Medicine.
* Faculty of Jurisprudence.
* Faculty of Social Sciences.
* Faculty of Mathematics and [[Natural science|Natural sciences]].
* Faculty of Governance and Global Affairs.
==Famous (former) students==
* Queen Juliana of the Netherlands
* Queen [[Beatrix]]
* King [[Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands|Willem-Alexander]]
* [[John Quincy Adams]] , 6th [[President of the United States]]
* [[Baron d'Holbach]] , French philosopher
* King [[William III of England]]
* [[Enrico Fermi]] , Italian physicist
==External links==
* [https://www.universiteitleiden.nl/en Official Site of the Leiden University]
==References==
{{reflist}}
[[Category:Dutch Universities]]
It was founded by [[William the Silent]] in 1575 and became the oldest university in that country, with total of 25,800 students.<ref>http://www.universiteitleiden.nl/over-ons/feiten-en-cijfers</ref>
==Faculties==
* Faculty of [[Archeology]].
* Faculty of Humanities.
* Faculty of Medicine.
* Faculty of Jurisprudence.
* Faculty of Social Sciences.
* Faculty of Mathematics and [[Natural science|Natural sciences]].
* Faculty of Governance and Global Affairs.
==Famous (former) students==
* Queen Juliana of the Netherlands
* Queen [[Beatrix]]
* King [[Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands|Willem-Alexander]]
* [[John Quincy Adams]] , 6th [[President of the United States]]
* [[Baron d'Holbach]] , French philosopher
* King [[William III of England]]
* [[Enrico Fermi]] , Italian physicist
==External links==
* [https://www.universiteitleiden.nl/en Official Site of the Leiden University]
==References==
{{reflist}}
[[Category:Dutch Universities]]