Older Than deck / Places, institutions and traditions
University of Otago
Founded
1869
New Zealand’s oldest university; teaching began two years later.
Sources and checks
Checked 2026-10-21: Researched by Codex (two independent publishers, verbatim quotes); the server could not read at least one counted page (blocked or PDF), where Codex’s own check found the quote; reviewed by Claude (AI build agent). Quotes are short passages from each source; for dates the quote is the year as printed, read in context.
“1869”University of Otago: source, retrieved 2026-10-21; server could not read it (403); not found by Codex
“1869”Store norske leksikon: source, retrieved 2026-10-21; quote re-found by the server check
“1869”Manatū Taonga — Ministry for Culture and Heritage: source, retrieved 2026-10-21; server could not read it (403); not found by Codex
“1869”QS Quacquarelli Symonds: source, retrieved 2026-10-21; server could not read it (403); not found by Codex
“1869”Tourism New Zealand: source, retrieved 2026-10-21; server could not read it (403); not found by Codex
“1869”Te Ara — Encyclopedia of New Zealand: source, retrieved 2026-10-21; server could not read it (403); not found by Codex
“1869”QS Quacquarelli Symonds: source, retrieved 2026-10-21; server could not read the page; quote found by Codex
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