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Which university's professors, including Brothers Grimm, protested against Ernest?

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  • Göttingen

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Göttingen University became the focal point of a protest against the removal of the Seven of Göttingen, a group of seven eminent professors who protested the revocation of the constitution by King Ernest Augustus I in 1837. Among the notable figures involved in this dissent were the renowned Brothers Grimm, who played a significant role in the defense of academic freedom and constitutional rights during this episode in German history.
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