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![People Who Studied Abroad #612:Jørgen Zoëga, archaeologist
From:
Denmark
Studied:
Beginning in 1773, he studied philosophy and classics at the University of Göttingen and then later at Leipzig and Vienna.
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People Who Studied Abroad #612:
Jørgen Zoëga, archaeologist
From:
Denmark
Studied:
Beginning in 1773, he studied philosophy and classics at the University of Göttingen and then later at Leipzig and Vienna.
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![Fictional Character Who Studied Abroad #60:
Rajesh Koothrappali, The Big Bang Theory
Episode 6x17 - “The Monster Isolation”:
“So then I went to Cambridge, which was wonderful not only because it’s a good school, but because it totally looks like Hogwarts.”
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Fictional Character Who Studied Abroad #60:
Rajesh Koothrappali, The Big Bang Theory
Episode 6x17 - “The Monster Isolation”:
“So then I went to Cambridge, which was wonderful not only because it’s a good school, but because it totally looks like Hogwarts.”
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![People Who Studied Abroad #599:Ri Sol-ju, First Lady of North Korea
From:
North Korea
Studied:
She studied vocal music in China.
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People Who Studied Abroad #599:
Ri Sol-ju, First Lady of North Korea
From:
North Korea
Studied:
She studied vocal music in China.
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![People Who Studied Abroad #570:Thomas Young, scientist (with contributions to the fields of physics, physiology, language, musical harmony, and Egyptology)
From:
Great Britain
Studied:
He received his doctorate in physics from the University of Göttingen (Germany) in 1796.
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People Who Studied Abroad #570:
Thomas Young, scientist (with contributions to the fields of physics, physiology, language, musical harmony, and Egyptology)
From:
Great Britain
Studied:
He received his doctorate in physics from the University of Göttingen (Germany) in 1796.
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![People Who Studied Abroad #535:Douglas Murray, professional ice hockey player
From:
Sweden
Studied:
He attended Portledge School in Locust Valley, NY for his junior and senior years of prep school. From 1999 to 2003, he played hockey for Cornell University, where he majored in hotel management.
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People Who Studied Abroad #535:
Douglas Murray, professional ice hockey player
From:
Sweden
Studied:
He attended Portledge School in Locust Valley, NY for his junior and senior years of prep school. From 1999 to 2003, he played hockey for Cornell University, where he majored in hotel management.
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![People Who Studied Abroad #531:Maximilian Kolbe, Catholic saint
From:
Poland
Studied:
He earned a doctorate in philosophy in 1915 at the Pontifical Gregorian University, and a doctorate in theology in 1919 at the Pontifical University of St. Bonaventure, both in Rome, Italy.
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People Who Studied Abroad #531:
Maximilian Kolbe, Catholic saint
From:
Poland
Studied:
He earned a doctorate in philosophy in 1915 at the Pontifical Gregorian University, and a doctorate in theology in 1919 at the Pontifical University of St. Bonaventure, both in Rome, Italy.
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![People Who Studied Abroad #524:Michèle Flournoy, former Under Secretary of Defense for Policy (at the time, the highest-ranking woman ever to hold a post at the Pentagon)
From:
United States
Studied:
She received an M.Litt. degree in international relations at Balliol College, University of Oxford, where she studied as a Newton-Tatum scholar.
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People Who Studied Abroad #524:
Michèle Flournoy, former Under Secretary of Defense for Policy (at the time, the highest-ranking woman ever to hold a post at the Pentagon)
From:
United States
Studied:
She received an M.Litt. degree in international relations at Balliol College, University of Oxford, where she studied as a Newton-Tatum scholar.
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![People Who Studied Abroad #510:Jon Cryer, actor
From:
United States
Studied:
He studied acting at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (United Kingdom).
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People Who Studied Abroad #510:
Jon Cryer, actor
From:
United States
Studied:
He studied acting at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (United Kingdom).
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![People Who Studied Abroad #509:Chandrika Kumaratunga, 5th President of Sri Lanka
From:
Sri Lanka
Studied:
In 1967 she received a scholarship that allowed her to study political science at the Institut d’Études Politiques de Paris (Sciences Po). She also received a Diploma in Group Leadership from the same school and was working on a PhD in Development Economics when she returned to Sri Lanka to enter politics.
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People Who Studied Abroad #509:
Chandrika Kumaratunga, 5th President of Sri Lanka
From:
Sri Lanka
Studied:
In 1967 she received a scholarship that allowed her to study political science at the Institut d’Études Politiques de Paris (Sciences Po). She also received a Diploma in Group Leadership from the same school and was working on a PhD in Development Economics when she returned to Sri Lanka to enter politics.
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![People Who Studied Abroad #500:Elena Kagan, U.S. Supreme Court justice
From:
United States
Studied:
Upon graduating from Princeton University in 1980, she received the Daniel M. Sachs Class of 1960 Graduating Scholarship, which funded her study for a MPhil at Worcester College, University of Oxford (United Kingdom).
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People Who Studied Abroad #500:
Elena Kagan, U.S. Supreme Court justice
From:
United States
Studied:
Upon graduating from Princeton University in 1980, she received the Daniel M. Sachs Class of 1960 Graduating Scholarship, which funded her study for a MPhil at Worcester College, University of Oxford (United Kingdom).
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![People Who Studied Abroad #494:Bree Turner, actor
From:
United States
Studied:
While attending the University of California Los Angeles, she studied abroad at King’s College in London, England.
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People Who Studied Abroad #494:
Bree Turner, actor
From:
United States
Studied:
While attending the University of California Los Angeles, she studied abroad at King’s College in London, England.
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![People Who Studied Abroad #489:Sebastian Stan, actor
From:
Born in Romania, also raised in Austria and the United States
Studied:
While pursuing a degree at Rutgers University’s Mason Gross School of the Arts, he spent a year studying acting at Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre in London, England.
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People Who Studied Abroad #489:
Sebastian Stan, actor
From:
Born in Romania, also raised in Austria and the United States
Studied:
While pursuing a degree at Rutgers University’s Mason Gross School of the Arts, he spent a year studying acting at Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre in London, England.
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![People Who Studied Abroad #482:Russell Hornsby, actor
From:
United States
Studied:
He attended the British Academy of Dramatic Arts (United Kingdom).
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People Who Studied Abroad #482:
Russell Hornsby, actor
From:
United States
Studied:
He attended the British Academy of Dramatic Arts (United Kingdom).
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People Who Studied Abroad #447:
Psy, rapper and YouTube sensation
From:
South Korea
Studied:
After completing his secondary education in South Korea, he traveled to the United States, where he studied at Boston University and Berklee College of Music.
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![People Who Studied Abroad #414:Mikheil Saakashvili, 3rd president of Georgia
From:
Born and raised in the Georgian Soviet Socialist Republic, now Georgia
Studied:
He graduated from Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv (Ukraine) in 1992, then was granted a fellowship through the Edmund S. Muskie Graduate Fellowship Program to pursue graduate studies in the United States. He completed his LL.M. degree at Columbia Law School (United States) in 1994 and has also studied at the George Washington University Law School (United States) and the International Institute of Human Rights in Strasbourg, France.
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People Who Studied Abroad #414:
Mikheil Saakashvili, 3rd president of Georgia
From:
Born and raised in the Georgian Soviet Socialist Republic, now Georgia
Studied:
He graduated from Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv (Ukraine) in 1992, then was granted a fellowship through the Edmund S. Muskie Graduate Fellowship Program to pursue graduate studies in the United States. He completed his LL.M. degree at Columbia Law School (United States) in 1994 and has also studied at the George Washington University Law School (United States) and the International Institute of Human Rights in Strasbourg, France.
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