Hohe Schule Herborn
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Die Hohe Schule Herborn war eine universitätsähnliche deutsche Hochschule, die von 1584 bis 1817 bestand | The Herborn Academy,which existed from 1584 to 1817, was an institution very similar to a university
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Location: Hessen, Germany
Date Posted: 12/11/2014
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In 1584 Count John VI of Nassau-Dillenburg founded the Academia Nassauensis as a post secondary institution. He established it upon the request of his brother William the Silent, Prince of Orange in the year of the latter's death. The Academy (Paedagogium) was originally located in the Herborn Castle. In 1588 Johann purchased the old town hall and, after expanding it, gave it over for the Academy’s use. This academy, which later took on a distinctively Calvinist cast, was further augmented with four faculties much like a conventional university. It quickly became one of the most important educational locations of the Calvinist-Reformed movement in Europe.
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