Royal Veterinary and Agricultural University

One of the first veterinary schools in Europe, the Veterinary School at Christianshavn in Copenhagen was first founded by Peter Christian Abildgaard in 1773. On March 8, 1856, the Danish Parliament passed a resolution founding from it the Royal Veterinary and Agricultural University (KVL). Its main building was inaugurated in 1858. The Royal Veterinarian School moved from Sankt Annæ Gade into the main building after its inauguration. Initially, only veterinary and agricultural sciences were taught, but in 1863 horticulture and forestry were added. On January 1, 2007, the Royal Veterinary and Agricultural University (RVA University) was merged into the University of Copenhagen and was renamed as the Faculty of Life Sciences. This was later split up, with the veterinary part merging into the Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences and the rest merging into the Faculty of Science. ==Locations==

Main campus The original three-winged main building (with the pergola) on Bülowsvej 17 was built between 1856 and 1858 and was designed by Gottlieb Bindesbøll. He also designed two detached wings that were built on Grønnegårdsvej. In 1895, the main building was expanded with a fourth wing (designed by Johannes Emil Gnudtzmann) and a central courtyard. As of January 2007, the area is part of the University of Copenhagen's Frederiksberg Campus. Other The Royal Veterinary and Agricultural University established the Hørsholm Arboretum in 1936 as an off-site expansion of the Forestry Botanical Garden in Charlottenlund. ==List of notable people==

Alumni • Werner Hosewinckel Christie (1877–1927) • Svend O. Heiberg (1900–1965) • Johannes Larsen Flatla (1906–1973) • Steen Willadsen (1943–) • Gábor Vajta (1952–) • Mette Gjerskov (1966–) Faculty • Johan Lange (1818–1898) • Niels Fjord (1825–1891) • Emil Rostrup (1831–1907) • Bernhard Bang (1848–1932) • Peder Vilhelm Jensen-Klint (1853–1930) • Wilhelm Johannsen (1857–1927) • Ebba Lund (1923–1999) • August Mentz (1867–1944) • Carl Hansen Ostenfeld (1873–1931) • Niels Bjerrum (1879–1958) • Øjvind Winge (1886–1964) • Jakob Nielsen (1890–1959) • Jens Clausen (1891–1969) • Thorvald Sørensen (1902–1973) ==References==