Tübinger Stift is a hall of residence and teaching of the Protestant Church in Württemberg. It was founded in 1536 by Duke Ulrich for Württemberg born students who want to be ministers or teachers. They receive a scholarship which consists of boarding, lodging and further support. At the Stift during all times from beginning high importance is placed on Philosophy and Philology. Among students and tutors have been famous theologians, philosophers, poets and savants of other arts and sciences.

Famous students from the past

• Nikodemus Frischlin, poet, humanist (1547 - 1590)
• Michael Mästlin , astronomer, mathematician (1550 - 1631)
• Johannes Kepler, astronomer (1571 - 1630)
• Johann Valentin Andreae, theologian (1586 - 1654)
• Wilhelm Schickhardt , theologian, astronomer, universal scientist (1592 - 1635)
• Johann Albrecht Bengel, theologian (1687 - 1752)
• Christoph Oetinger, theologian (1702 - 1782)
• Karl Friedrich Reinhard , French politician and diplomate (1761 - 1837)
• Karl Philipp Conz , poet, writer (1762 - 1827)
• Friedrich Hölderlin, poet (1770 - 1843)
• Georg Hegel, philosopher (1770 - 1831)
• Friedrich Schelling, philosopher (1775 - 1854)
• Gustav Schwab, minister, poet, writer (1792 - 1850)
• Ferdinand Christian Baur, theologian (1792 - 1860)
• August Pauly , philologist (1796 - 1845)
• Wilhelm Hauff, writer (1802 - 1827)
• Wilhelm Waiblinger, poet, writer (1804 - 1830)
• Eduard Mörike, minister and poet (1804 - 1875)
• Friedrich Theodor Vischer, writer, professor of literature (1807 - 1887)
• David Friedrich Strauß, theologian, philosopher, writer (1808 - 1874)
• Hermann Kurz, poet, writer (1813 - 1873)
• Eduard Zeller, theologian, philosopher (1814 - 1908)
• Georg Herwegh, poet, revolutionist (1817 - 1875)
• Ferdinand von Hochstetter, geologist, naturalist (1829 - 1884)
• Albert Schäffle, economist, sociologist, politician (1831 - 1903)
• Eberhard Nestle , theologian, orientalist (1851 - 1913)
• Hans Vaihinger, philosopher (1852 - 1933)
• Johannes Hieber , politician (1862 - 1951)
• Karl Heim , theologian (1874 - 1958)
• Edwin Hoernle , politician (1883 - 1952)

Literature references

• M. Leube: Das Tübinger Stift: 1770 – 1950; Geschichte des Tübinger Stifts. Stuttgart, Steinkopf (1954)

External links

• Tübinger Stift