Giessen

Giessen, a town of Hesse-Darmstadt, is pleasantly situated at the confluence of the Wieseck and the Lahn, 40 miles N. of Frankfort-on-the-Main by rail. It is chiefly deserving of notice for its university (founded in 1607), which possesses well-appointed laboratories, collections, and museums, and a good library, with upwards of 50 professors, &c., and 500 students. Pop. (1875) 13,980; (1885) 19,001; (1895) 22,702. See three works by Buchner (1879-86).