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| | AllRefer.com - Uppsala, University of (Colleges, International) - Encyclopedia |
 | | Uppsala, University of, at Uppsala, Sweden; founded 1477 by Sten Sture, the Elder, and Archbishop Jakob Ulvsson. |
 | | It is the oldest university of N Europe and has ranked among the world's great universities since its reorganization. |
 | | The university's library contains more than 1 million volumes and about 20,000 manuscripts, notably the Codex argenteus of Bishop Ulfilas The university has faculties of theology, law, medicine, arts (historical-philosophical and linguistic), social science, science, and pharmacy and an institute of cancer research. |
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