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<td height="567"><div id="l_pavia"> Athenaeum, a short history.<br> | <td height="567"><div id="l_pavia"> Athenaeum, a short history.<br> | ||
- | Year 825: a rhetoric institution wanted by Lotario was already rooted in Pavia.<br> | + | Year 825: a rhetoric institution wanted by Lotario was already rooted in Pavia.<br><br> |
- | Year 1361, 650 years ago: a Studium Generale was founded thanks to Charles IV. Later on it was promoted to University.<br> | + | Year 1361, 650 years ago: a Studium Generale was founded thanks to Charles IV. Later on it was promoted to University.<br><br> |
- | XVI century: due to the 1525 siege its activity was heavily crippled. Further on, the Spaniards occupation lead it to stagnation.<br> | + | XVI century: due to the 1525 siege its activity was heavily crippled. Further on, the Spaniards occupation lead it to stagnation.<br><br> |
- | XVIII century: the athenaeum was reborn thanks to Habsburg rulers Mary Theresa of Austria and Joseph II. They also restored the central palace shaping it as you can see it nowadays.<br> | + | XVIII century: the athenaeum was reborn thanks to Habsburg rulers Mary Theresa of Austria and Joseph II. They also restored the central palace shaping it as you can see it nowadays.<br><br> |
- | Pavia University can boast many famous alumni and professors like: Girolamo Cardano, Alessandro Volta and Luigi Cavalli Sforza along with Nobel Prize recipients such as Camillo Golgi, Carlo Rubbia and Giulio Natta. | + | Pavia University can boast many famous alumni and professors like: Girolamo Cardano, Alessandro Volta and Luigi Cavalli Sforza along with Nobel Prize recipients such as Camillo Golgi, Carlo Rubbia and Giulio Natta.<br> |
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