Carl Von Ossietzky - Carl Von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg

Carl Von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg

In 1991, the University of Oldenburg was renamed Carl von Ossietzky Universität Oldenburg in his honor. This could be seen as a political statement, as Ossietzky's case was being decided upon by the German courts at the time.

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