Leipzig University , located in
Leipzig in the
Free State of Saxony,
Germany, is one of the oldest
universities in the world and the second-oldest university (by consecutive years of existence) in Germany. Famous alumni include
Leibniz,
Goethe,
Ranke,
Nietzsche,
Wagner,
Angela Merkel,
Raila Odinga,
Tycho Brahe, and nine Nobel laureates are associated with this university.