University of Helmstedt

[1] In order to train pastors and administrators for work in the Lutheran churches, the duchy needed a university of its own.

[2] The princes of Wolfenbüttel held the office of the rector, starting with Julius' 12-year-old son John Henry.

He developed a clergy network in the region that supported other Helmstedt professors, including Daniel Hofmann, Gottfried Schulter, Basilius Sattler, and Tilemann's son, Heinrich Heshusius.

[3] The university developed four faculties for theology, law, medicine and philosophy including the seven liberal arts.

It was closed in 1810 on initiative of Johannes von Müller, director of public instruction in the Kingdom of Westphalia.

University of Helmstedt in the 17th century
The Juleum in Helmstedt, historical great auditorium of the University, built in 1592 in Weser Renaissance architecture