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Ghent (UNIVERSITY OF a Flem- It ish)

UNIVERSITY OF, a Flem- It ish university of Belgium, supported by and under the control of the State. was founded in 1816 by by King William I of Holland. As a result of the revolution of 1830 the activities of the University were temporarily curtailed, two of its four faculties being suppressed. Its full curriculum, however, was restored in 1835. From time to time special schools have been absorbed and it has now four faculties; philoso phy, science, law, and medicine. The library of the University is especially noteworthy, containing some 400,000 volumes and numerous valuable manuscripts. It is especially strong on the history and literature of the Low Countries. In 1918-1919 there were 1,006 students. an