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![Emil Fischer]], [[Jacob Volhard]] and other chemists at LMU in 1877](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Baeyer-Volhard LMU 1877.jpg?width=200 "Emil Fischer]], [[Jacob Volhard]] and other chemists at LMU in 1877")
![Faculty of chemistry buildings at the [[Martinsried]] campus of LMU Munich](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Chemistry faculty of the LMU 2003.JPG?width=200 "Faculty of chemistry buildings at the [[Martinsried]] campus of LMU Munich")
![LMU's Institute of Systematic Botany is located at [[Botanischer Garten München-Nymphenburg]].](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Edificio principal, Jardín Botánico, Múnich, Alemania 2012-04-21, DD 04.JPG?width=200 "LMU's Institute of Systematic Botany is located at [[Botanischer Garten München-Nymphenburg]].")
![LMU Klinikum – Campus Großhadern]], the hospital](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Klinikum Grosshadern Sued.png?width=200 "LMU Klinikum – Campus Großhadern]], the hospital")
![University buildings in [[Ingolstadt]]](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Lmu ingolstadt pfruendnerhaus.jpg?width=200 "University buildings in [[Ingolstadt]]")
![Portrait of [[Maximilian I Joseph of Bavaria]], after whom the University of Munich was renamed in 1802](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Moritz Kellerhoven, König Max I. von Bayern.jpg?width=200 "Portrait of [[Maximilian I Joseph of Bavaria]], after whom the University of Munich was renamed in 1802")
![U6]].](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/München- U-Bahnhof Universität- auf Bahnsteig zu Gleis 2 1.4.2010.jpg?width=200 "U6]].")
![[[Pope Benedict XVI]] was a student and professor at LMU Munich.](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Pope Benedict XVI 2.jpg?width=200 "[[Pope Benedict XVI]] was a student and professor at LMU Munich.")
![[[Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen]] received the [[Nobel Prize in Physics]] in 1901.](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Roentgen2.jpg?width=200 "[[Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen]] received the [[Nobel Prize in Physics]] in 1901.")
![[[Theodor W. Hänsch]] received the [[Nobel Prize in Physics]] in 2005.](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Theodor Haensch.jpg?width=200 "[[Theodor W. Hänsch]] received the [[Nobel Prize in Physics]] in 2005.")
![[[Otto Hahn]] received the [[Nobel Prize in Chemistry]] in 1944.](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Otto Hahn (Nobel).jpg?width=200 "[[Otto Hahn]] received the [[Nobel Prize in Chemistry]] in 1944.")
![[[Werner Heisenberg]] received the [[Nobel Prize in Physics]] in 1932.](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Bundesarchiv Bild183-R57262, Werner Heisenberg.jpg?width=200 "[[Werner Heisenberg]] received the [[Nobel Prize in Physics]] in 1932.")
![[[Max Planck]] received the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1918.](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Max Planck 1933.jpg?width=200 "[[Max Planck]] received the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1918.")
![[[Hans Bethe]] received the 1967 Nobel Prize in Physics.](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Hans Bethe.jpg?width=200 "[[Hans Bethe]] received the 1967 Nobel Prize in Physics.")
![Nobel Prize]]-winning novelist [[Thomas Mann]] gave numerous lectures at LMU Munich.](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Thomas Mann in 1926.jpg?width=200 "Nobel Prize]]-winning novelist [[Thomas Mann]] gave numerous lectures at LMU Munich.")
![[[Karl Jaspers]] was a German-Swiss psychiatrist and philosopher.](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Karl Jaspers 1946.jpg?width=200 "[[Karl Jaspers]] was a German-Swiss psychiatrist and philosopher.")
![Philosopher, Persian and Urdu poet Sir [[Muhammad Iqbal]] studied philosophy at LMU Munich.](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Iqbal in 1931.jpg?width=200 "Philosopher, Persian and Urdu poet Sir [[Muhammad Iqbal]] studied philosophy at LMU Munich.")
![[[Blake Ragsdale Van Leer]], United States Army officer and president of [[Georgia Institute of Technology]]](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Dean Blake Van Leer.jpg?width=200 "[[Blake Ragsdale Van Leer]], United States Army officer and president of [[Georgia Institute of Technology]]")
![Chancellor of Germany]] from 1949 to 1963.](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Bundesarchiv B 145 Bild-F078072-0004, Konrad Adenauer.jpg?width=200 "Chancellor of Germany]] from 1949 to 1963.")
![[[Valdas Adamkus]], President of Lithuania 1998–2003 and 2004–2009](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Valdas Adamkus 16072008.jpg?width=200 "[[Valdas Adamkus]], President of Lithuania 1998–2003 and 2004–2009")
![[[Bertolt Brecht]], poet, playwright and theatre director](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Bertolt-Brecht.jpg?width=200 "[[Bertolt Brecht]], poet, playwright and theatre director")
![The sociologist [[Max Weber]] was a professor at LMU Munich.](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Max Weber 1894.jpg?width=200 "The sociologist [[Max Weber]] was a professor at LMU Munich.")
![National Socialist Germany]] from 1933 to 1941.](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Bundesarchiv Bild 183-1987-0313-507, Rudolf Hess.jpg?width=200 "National Socialist Germany]] from 1933 to 1941.")
![[[Josef Mengele]] was a [[Schutzstaffel]] (SS) officer.](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Josef Mengele, Auschwitz. Album Höcker (cropped).jpg?width=200 "[[Josef Mengele]] was a [[Schutzstaffel]] (SS) officer.")
![[[Hermann Göring]] was one of the most powerful figures in the [[Nazi Party]].](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Hermann Göring - Röhr.jpg?width=200 "[[Hermann Göring]] was one of the most powerful figures in the [[Nazi Party]].")
![[[Heinrich Brüning]] served as [[Chancellor of Germany]] during the [[Weimar Republic]] from 1930 to 1932.](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Bundesarchiv Bild 183-1989-0630-504, Heinrich Brüning.jpg?width=200 "[[Heinrich Brüning]] served as [[Chancellor of Germany]] during the [[Weimar Republic]] from 1930 to 1932.")
![[[Theodor Heuss]] served as the first [[President of the Federal Republic of Germany]].](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/DPAG 2009 Theodor Heuss.jpg?width=200 "[[Theodor Heuss]] served as the first [[President of the Federal Republic of Germany]].")
![FRM II]] (with the curved roof) since 2004.](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/110910032-TUM.jpg?width=200 "FRM II]] (with the curved roof) since 2004.")
![Garching]], even being featured in its coat of arms.](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Atomei - Forschungsreaktor München I (FRM I).JPG?width=200 "Garching]], even being featured in its coat of arms.")
![refrigeration cycle]] that led to the development of the modern [[refrigerator]].](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Carl von Linde 1868.jpg?width=200 "refrigeration cycle]] that led to the development of the modern [[refrigerator]].")
![Department of Mechanical Engineering]] to right](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Garching-Forschungszentrum.jpg?width=200 "Department of Mechanical Engineering]] to right")
![[[Heinrich Otto Wieland]], professor at TUM from 1913 to 1921, won the 1927 [[Nobel Prize in Chemistry]].](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Heinrich Wieland.jpg?width=200 "[[Heinrich Otto Wieland]], professor at TUM from 1913 to 1921, won the 1927 [[Nobel Prize in Chemistry]].")
![Informatics]]](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/MI-Gebäude der TU München Magistrale2.JPG?width=200 "Informatics]]")
.jpg?width=200 "Aerial view of the main building (dark brown) in downtown Munich (2007)")
![The ''[[Werner von Siemens]] Auditorium Maximum'' on the Main Campus](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/TUM Audimax.jpg?width=200 "The ''[[Werner von Siemens]] Auditorium Maximum'' on the Main Campus")
![Institute of Chemistry]] in 1909. An early version of the [[periodic table]] can be seen on the wall.](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/TUM Chemistry 1909.jpg?width=200 "Institute of Chemistry]] in 1909. An early version of the [[periodic table]] can be seen on the wall.")
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The Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich (simply University of Munich or LMU; German: Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München) is a public research university in Munich, Germany. Originally established in Ingolstadt in 1472 by Duke Ludwig IX of Bavaria-Landshut, it is Germany's sixth-oldest university in continuous operation.
In 1800, the university was moved from Ingolstadt to Landshut by King Maximilian I of Bavaria when the city was threatened by the French, before being relocated to its present-day location in Munich in 1826 by King Ludwig I of Bavaria. In 1802, the university was officially named Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität by King Maximilian I of Bavaria in honor of himself and Ludwig IX.
LMU is currently the second-largest university in Germany in terms of student population; in the 2018/19 winter semester, the university had a total of 51,606 matriculated students. Of these, 9,424 were freshmen while international students totalled 8,875 or approximately 17% of the student population. As for operating budget, the university records in 2018 a total of 734,9 million euros in funding without the university hospital; with the university hospital, the university has a total funding amounting to approximately 1.94 billion euros.
As of 2020, the University of Munich is associated with 43 Nobel laureates. Among these were Wilhelm Röntgen, Max Planck, Werner Heisenberg, Otto Hahn and Thomas Mann. Notable alumni, faculty and researchers include Pope Benedict XVI, Rudolf Peierls, Josef Mengele, Richard Strauss, Walter Benjamin, Joseph Campbell, Muhammad Iqbal, Marie Stopes, Wolfgang Pauli, Bertolt Brecht, Max Horkheimer, Karl Loewenstein, Carl Schmitt, Gustav Radbruch, Ernst Cassirer, Ernst Bloch and Konrad Adenauer. LMU has recently been conferred the title of "University of Excellence" under the German Universities Excellence Initiative, and is a member of U15 as well as the LERU. In university rankings, the university is consistently placed among the best universities in Germany.
