Universiteit Leiden | Leiden University

The Academy Building has been in use by Leiden University since 1581. Before that it was the church of a cloister. The tower was added to the building in the 17th century. The Academy Building is used for graduations (MAs, PhDs), inaugurations of new professors and also for some lectures. On September 26, 1940, professor Cleveringa held a speech in this building, to protest against the Nazi's measure to fire all the Jewish staff from the University. He held the speech at the time the Jewish professor Meijers was suppose to give his lecture. After the speech the national anthem was sung, prof. Cleveringa was interned and shortly afterwards Leiden University was closed for the duration of the war. Meijers survived the war to rewrite large part of the civil code in the Netherlands. After the war, on May 10, 1946, Churchill received an honourary doctorate from Leiden University. According to tradition he put his signature on the wall of the so called Sweat Room in the Academy Building. For pictures of the ceremony

Professor Karel van het Reve being rescued from the Rapenburg in Leiden after sliding in with his (new) car. For the entire story (in Dutch): Karel van het Reve, Afscheid van Leiden (Amsterdam 1984) Professor Van het Reve (Slavic literature) was instrumental in smuggling the Sacharov manifest to the west. For more info (in Dutch): www.karelvanhetreve.nl Not my picture.

Now the Willem Einthoven building, then the Physiology Lab of Leiden University.

Now the Willem Einthoven building, then the Physiology Lab of Leiden University.

Now the Willem Einthoven building, then the Physiology Lab of Leiden University.

Now the Willem Einthoven building, then the Physiology Lab of Leiden University.

Now the Willem Einthoven building, then the Physiology Lab of Leiden University.

Old pictures of the Pathology Lab

Now the Willem Einthoven building, then the Physiology Lab of Leiden University.

Now the Willem Einthoven building, then the Physiology Lab of Leiden University.

Bust of Hippocrates in front of the Leiden University Medical Centre with a sign that it is OK to smoke there.

More info on the lecture (in Dutch) on a page of the Faculty of Science of Leiden University The Tinbergen lecture itself (PDF 22KB) More info on Wilson at a website of Harvard University

The floor of the Pieterskerk (St. Peter's Church) More info on the lecture (in Dutch) on a page of the Faculty of Science of Leiden University The Tinbergen lecture itself (PDF 22KB) More info on Wilson at a website of Harvard University

The shoes of the important people: the rector-magnificus, deans, vice-president etc etc of Leiden University More info on the lecture (in Dutch) on a page of the Faculty of Science of Leiden University The Tinbergen lecture itself (PDF 22KB) More info on Wilson at a website of Harvard University

People waiting in line to have a book signed by Edward O. Wilson More info on the lecture (in Dutch) on a page of the Faculty of Science of Leiden University The Tinbergen lecture itself (PDF 22KB) More info on Wilson at a website of Harvard University

The view from the other side: www.flickr.com/photos/bloem/158020876/