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In 1793 the brothers decided to enter the University of Copenhagen ( founded in 1479 ) and the following spring found them at the university preparing to matriculate for the autumn session.

While Hans devoted himself to the sciences of medicine, physics, and astronomy, his brother studied law.

The brothers continued to help each other during their studies, sharing a joint purse, lodging together in the dormitory and dining together at the home of their aunt.

They supplemented their income by small government assistance, by tutoring and economizing wherever they could.

So impressive were those serious years of study at the university that Hans later wrote, `` to be perfectly free, the young man must revel in the great kingdom of thought and imagination ; ;

there is a struggle there, in which, if he falls, it is easy for him to rise again, there is freedom of utterance there, which draws after it no irreparable consequences on society.

I lived in this onward-driving contest where each day overcame a new difficulty, gained a new truth, or banished a previous error ''.

He openly proclaimed his pleasure in lecturing and writing about science.

In this third year at the university, Hans, in 1797, was awarded the first important token of recognition, a gold medal for his essay on `` Limits Of Poetry And Prose ''.

He completed his training in pharmacy also, taking his degree with high honors in 1797, and in 1799 was awarded the degree of Doctor of Philosophy along with a prize for an essay in medicine.

He proposed a fresh theory of alkalis which later was accepted in chemical practices.