(1899–1959), physiologist Wolf-Dieter Montag (1924–2018), German physician, and international sports administrator Alma Adamkienė (1927–), First Lady of Lithuania 1998–2009 Johanna Narten (1930–2019), historical linguist and first woman member of the Bavarian Academy of Sciences and Humanities Harald zur Hausen (1936–), virologist, Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2008 Heinrich von Pierer (1941–), former CEO of Siemens AG (1992–2005). Karlheinz Brandenburg (1954–), audio engineer, developer of the MP3 audio codec. Burkard Polster (1965–), mathematician, host of Mathologer YouTube channel. Naser Sahiti (*1966), mechanical engineer and elected Rector of the University of Prishtina Philipp Plein (born 1978), founder in the Philipp Plein brand Julia Lang (entrepreneur) (born 1989), serial entrepreneur and founder of VEERT Gallery Points of interest Botanischer Garten Erlangen, the university's botanical garden See also List of early modern universities in Europe Recktenwald Prize Top Industrial Managers for Europe Fraunhofer Society Max Planck Institute for the Science of Light Erlangen Botanischer Garten Erlangen Nuremberg References External links 1742 establishments in the Holy Roman Empire Educational institutions established in 1742 Universities and colleges in Bavaria University of Erlangen-Nurnberg Education in Nuremberg Engineering universities and colleges in Germany