List of Leipzig University people

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The following is a list of notable alumni and faculty of the University of Leipzig.

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Notable alumni

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Gottfried Leibniz
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Angela Merkel
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Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
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Friedrich Nietzsche
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Richard Wagner
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Felix Bloch

Notable faculty

Universitätsmusikdirektor

Several persons held the official title of director of music at the university, some of them at the same time Thomaskantor, including:

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  1. ↑ Upon Boltzmann's resignation, Theodor des Coudres became his successor in the professorial chair at Leipzig.
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