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• University of Upsala —     University of Upsala     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► University of Upsala     The oldest and most celebrated university of Sweden. Even today the arrangement of its buildings in the city of Upsala (about 23,000 inhabitants) shows that it is the …   Catholic encyclopedia

• Upsala —     Ancient See of Upsala     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Ancient See of Upsala     When St. Ansgar, the Apostle of the North, went to Sweden in 829 the Swedes were still heathen and the country contained many sacrificial groves and temples for the …   Catholic encyclopedia

• Upsala — may refer to:* Upsala Glacier, a glacier in Argentina * Uppsala, a city in Sweden, older spelling ** Gamla Uppsala, older centre of Uppsala, important in Norse mythology ** Uppsala University, a public university in the city * The Uppsala Synod,… …   Wikipedia

• Upsala College — was a private college in East Orange, New Jersey, USA, founded in 1893. Construction of the campus started in 1900. The college closed in 1995, after several years of financial problems. BeginningsThe school was founded on the initiative of the… …   Wikipedia

• Upsala Simsällskap — Infobox Swim team clubname = Upsala SS fullname = Upsala Simsällskap short name = US founded = 1796 city = Uppsala home pool = FyrishovUpsala Simsällskap, the Uppsala Swimming Society (but using the old spelling of the city name with one p), was… …   Wikipedia

• Upsala Glacier — The Upsala Glacier is a large valley glacier in Argentina s Los Glaciares National Park. It flows out from the Southern Patagonian Ice Field, which also feeds the nearby Perito Moreno Glacier. The terminus of the glacier is at Lago Argentino. The …   Wikipedia

• university — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. college, school, academy, seminary, institute, institution [of higher learning]; campus, U (sl.). II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. professional, advanced, graduate, college, collegiate, undergraduate,… …   English dictionary for students

• UPSALA —    (21), the ancient capital of Sweden, on the Sala, 21 m. NW. of Stockholm, the seat of the Primate, and of a famous university with 1900 students, and a library of 250,000 volumes; its cathedral, built of brick in the Gothic style, is the… …   The Nuttall Encyclopaedia

• Nya Upsala, Wisconsin — New Upsala (Swedish: Nya Uppsala) also referred to as the Pine Lake Settlement, was an early pioneer Swedish American community in Wisconsin. New Upsala was a short lived settlement of Swedish immigrants founded by Gustaf Unonius. It was located… …   Wikipedia

• Uppsala University — Infobox University name = Uppsala University native name = Uppsala universitet latin name = Universitas Regia Upsaliensis , also Academia Regia Upsaliensis motto = Gratiae veritas naturae (Latin) mottoeng = Truth through God s mercy and nature… …   Wikipedia