Generations of students were shaped by the TU Dresden. A lot of famous scientists are inseparably connected with their Alma mater. They had a lasting impact on their field of study and revolutionized processes … Some of those alumni of the TUD are:

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• Edmund Frohne studied civil engineering and even did his doctorate at the THD. He later rebuilt the traffic system of the FRG and became president of the Deutsche Bundesbahn in 1952.
• Maria Reiche studied mathematics, astronomy, geography and foreign languages at the TH Dresden. She became famous for her research in the Nazca lines in Peru.
• Ernst Ludwig Kirchner was a student of architecture at the TH Dresden. He became world renowned as German expressionist painter and one of the founders of the artist group "Brücke".   

The archive of our university collects data and additional information on TUDs „early alumni“, who graduated since 1828. You can find more information on the alumni project here.

What are graduates of the TUD doing today?

17 faculties, 124 courses of study … the TU Dresden offers a wide choice for its students. It is no surprise that graduates of the TUD can be found in all fields of work.