University of Tartu

University of Tartu 2022

University of Tartu is the main university in Estonia. It is in Tartu. It is the second oldest university in Northern Europe. It was established in 1632. The first pharmacology department in the world was set up here by Rudolf Buchheim in 1847. [1]

The university is particularly famous due to its semiotics school established by Juri Lotman.

References

  1. Rang HP (January 2006). "The receptor concept: pharmacology's big idea". British Journal of Pharmacology. 147 Suppl 1 (S1): S9-16. doi:10.1038/sj.bjp.0706457. PMC 1760743. PMID 16402126.