Word: ruprecht-karl
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...Great Century. Founded in 1386 by Prince Elector Ruprecht I of the Palatinate (and officially still called Ruprecht-Karl University). Heidelberg has survived wars before. For its Protestant loyalties. Roman Catholic armies looted the place in the Thirty Years' War (much of the library vanished into the Vatican). France's Louis XIV sacked it again; it reopened under Jesuit auspices in 1700 and foundered until the 19th century, when Protestants returned to launch the university's renowned reputation...
...student winners, their fields, and their places of study follow: Ronald E. Miller, Economics, Ruprecht-Karl University, Heidlberg; Burton D. Hersh, Literature, Free University of Berlin, James Peale, Economics, University of Koeln; Roger N. Pierce, Philosophy, Phillips University, Marburg...
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