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Albert Einstein, theoretical physicist who was awarded his PhD from the University of Zurich in 1905 and was appointed associate professor at the university in 1909
Einstein submitted his doctoral thesis in 1905, but UZH says his doctorate was conferred in 1906. The university's own records state he received the degree and certificate on January 15, 1906.
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This entry mixes up the year Einstein submitted his dissertation with the year UZH actually awarded the doctorate.
According to the University of Zurich's official Nobel/Einstein page, Einstein submitted his doctoral thesis in 1905, and it "earned him his doctorate, conferred by UZH in 1906." A separate UZH news article is even more specific: Einstein "submitted his doctoral thesis ... in 1905" and "On 15 January 1906, he received his doctorate as well as the corresponding certificate."
So the statement that he "was awarded his PhD ... in 1905" is incorrect; 1905 was the submission year, while the degree conferral was in 1906.
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- Einstein's Dissertation at UZH | University of Zurich | UZH
One of these papers was his doctoral thesis ... which he submitted to the University of Zurich. It earned him his doctorate, conferred by UZH in 1906.
- Einstein's Dissertation: Groundbreaking Work in Physics | UZH
Albert Einstein ... submitted his doctoral thesis ... to the University of Zurich in 1905. On 15 January 1906, he received his doctorate as well as the corresponding certificate.
The university included 13 museums: the Anatomical Collection, the Archaeological Collection, the Botanical Museum, the Museum of Wax Moulages, the Science Exploratorium, the Museum of Veterinary History, the Zurich Herbaria, the Museum of Anthropology, the Botanical Garden, the Ethnographic Museum, the Paleontological Museum, the Veterinary Anatomy Collection and the Zoological Museum.
UZH does not classify these as 13 museums. Its official pages say the university has 5 museums and 13 collections, and several places listed here are collections rather than museums.
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The article misstates both the count and the type of UZH's museum-related institutions.
On UZH's official "Museums & Collections" page for researchers, the university says it has "The 5 Museums and 13 Collections of the University of Zurich". Its public "Museums and Collections" page likewise separates entries such as Anatomical Collection, Anthropology Collection, Archaeological Collection, Botanical Collection, Paleontological Collection, Veterinary Anatomy Collection, and Zurich Herbaria from actual museums like the Ethnographic Museum, Museum of Veterinary History, and Museum of Wax Moulages.
So the statement that the university "included 13 museums" is inaccurate: several of the named institutions are officially collections, not museums, and UZH's own institutional count is 5 museums plus 13 collections, not 13 museums.
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- Museums & Collections | UZH for Researchers | UZH
The 5 Museums and 13 Collections of the University of Zurich offer more than 300,000 visitors a year a lively and varied insight into the history and present of the world and its people.
- Museums and Collections | University of Zurich | UZH
Anatomical Collection; Anthropology Collection; Archaeological Collection; Botanical Garden; Botanical Collection; Ethnographic Museum; Natural History Museum; Paleontological Collection; UZH Science Pavilion; Veterinary Anatomy Collection; Museum of Veterinary History; Museum of Wax Moulages; Zurich Herbaria.