The University of Chile (Spanish: Universidad de Chile) is the largest and oldest institution of higher education in Chile and one of the oldest in The American Continent. Founded in 1842 as the replacement and continuation of the former colonial university Real Universidad de San Felipe (1738). The university is often called Casa de Bello (House of Bello) in honour of its first president, Andrés Bello. Notable alumni of University of Chile inclu...
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The University of Chile (Spanish: Universidad de Chile) is the largest and oldest institution of higher education in Chile and one of the oldest in The American Continent. Founded in 1842 as the replacement and continuation of the former colonial university Real Universidad de San Felipe (1738). The university is often called Casa de Bello (House of Bello) in honour of its first president, Andrés Bello. Notable alumni of University of Chile include two Nobel Laureates (Pablo Neruda and Gabriela Mistral) and twenty one heads of state among many others.
Higher education in Chile in colonial times dates back to 1622, when on 19 August of that year, the first university in Chile, Santo Tomás de Aquino, was founded. On 28 July 1738, its name changed to Real Universidad de San Felipe, in honour of King Philip V of Spain.
In 1841 the minister of public education, Manuel Montt, conceived the idea of funding a corporation for the "advancement and development of sciences and humanities". Andrés...
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