The University of Tartu was founded in 1632 by the King of Sweden Gustav II Adolph under the name Academia Gustaviana or Universitas Dorpatensis. After having been closed for a long period because of the Great Northern War, the University was reopened in 1802 as Kaiserliche Universität zu Dorpat, which made a great contribution to the development of natural and medical sciences as well as other sciences in the 19th century. In 1919 the University opened as the first Estonian-language university.
The University of Tartu was founded in 1632 by the King of Sweden Gustav II Adolph under the name Academia Gustaviana or Universitas Dorpatensis. After having been closed for a long period because of the Great Northern War, the University was reopened in 1802 as Kaiserliche Universität zu Dorpat, which made a great contribution to the development of natural and medical sciences as well as other sciences in the 19th century. In 1919 the University opened as the first Estonian-language university.
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