Natural Research Society of Emden
| Natural Research Society of Emden | |
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| motto | "The light of conviction is the reward of cheerful researchers" |
| founding | December 29, 1814 |
| Sponsorship | non-profit |
| place | Emden , Germany |
| director | Stephan-Gerhard Koziolek (since 2010) |
| Professors | 5 |
| Annual budget | € 10,000 |
| Website | http://www.nfg-emden.de/ |
The Nature Research Society about Emden (NfG) is in Emden -based company with about 140 members, the Natural History promotes and scientific common knowledge. It was founded on December 29, 1814 in Emden. The company is run on a purely voluntary basis. The current director is Stephan-Gerhard Koziolek.
description
Purpose, aim and tasks are the promotion of natural history, knowledge of natural history, natural sciences in general, research and teaching and the dissemination of scientific knowledge also in the field of the protection of nature, the landscape and the environment .
The society currently has around 140 members and various specialist groups and working groups that offer an extensive program of working evenings, lectures and excursions.
The association has its own house with a biological and ethnological collection, archives, lecture and work rooms. Publications are issued as required.
meaning
A special feature is their mostly close connection with local museums and universities. The joint research and educational work of professionals and experienced laypeople is one of their trademarks. The society is a member of the network of natural science associations in central europe (nnvm).
history
The founding initiators were citizens of the city who pursued the questions of nature research in similar societies that had already existed. On November 7, 1843, the Royal Hanoverian Ministry of the Interior granted her the right of a legal person. The NfG is an old law company ; Since the introduction of the BGB, the company has been treated according to association law.
Since its foundation, the association has been committed to science and the further development and application of new technologies. Extensive collections were brought together and a North Sea Museum, which no longer exists today, was set up. The work of the society found general recognition in cultural life and in science.
During the Second World War , the building and large parts of the collections were destroyed in a bombing raid on December 11, 1943. It was not until the mid-1980s that the new building was erected on the site of the former North Sea Museum.
Known members
In addition to Rudolph Berg , its former director Michael Prestel as well as Bernard Altum , Rudolph Brandes , Johann Friedrich von Brandt , Carl Remigius Fresenius , Johann Gottfried Galle , Joseph Henry , Albert J. Myer , Friedrich Simony , Max Sternberg , Friedrich Wöhler were among the members , Rudolf Wolf and Julius Zincken .
structure
The specialist and working groups offer a wide range of lectures, excursions and working groups. Based on the work with popular scientific information, the specialist and working groups are divided into Currently six areas: " Anthroposophy ", " Astronomy ", " Experimental Physics ", " Entomology ", " Philosophy " and the "Photo Group Emden", which is a cooperative member of the society. In addition to the association members, a scientific advisory board composed mostly of professors and academics advises and discusses current events in the natural sciences and the environment and puts together a program of scientific lectures.
Foundation, endowment
The association awards the following for outstanding performance:
- Michael Prestel Medal for Science and Mathematics. It is named after Michael August Friedrich Prestel , who was director of the Natural Research Society for 40 years.
- Dodo Wildvang Medal for Geology and Coastal Research, most recently awarded to Karl-Heinz Sindowski . It is named after Dodo Wildvang , who is known for researching the geology of East Frisia.
- Otto Leege Medal for natural history and nature conservation, awarded to the naturalist Klaus Rettig (1973) and Rudi Frank and Gottfried Vauk (1985) , among others . It is named after Otto Leege , who became an honorary member of the Natural Research Society in 1932.
- Fabricius Medal for Astronomy / Astrophysics. It is named after the astronomers David and Johann Fabricius.
Fabricius monument
On the initiative of the association, funds were collected for a memorial in honor of David Fabricius and his son Johann Fabricius , the discoverers of the sunspots. The monument was designed by the sculptor Oskar Rassau in Dresden. It was ceremoniously unveiled on November 13, 1895 in Osteel by the Natural Research Society in Emden.
Collections and archival material
The library of the NfG includes its own series of publications and has an archive of selected books and writings in the fields of seafaring, herring fishing, all natural sciences, meteorology, geology and ethnology . In the rooms of the Natural Research Society there is a collection of ethnographic objects. These come from many countries around the world and were given to society by East Frisian citizens, especially in the 19th century. From the remnants of the former North Sea Museum, there is still an extensive herbarium, a very valuable collection of beetles in display cases and an amber collection. The collection is available to interested parties for use, completion, maintenance and technical support. Many of the NfG exhibits have been made available to the East Frisian State Museum in Emden on permanent loan and can be viewed there.
The “German Herring Fishery Archive” is also located in the association's premises .
Web links
- Literature published by the Naturforschende Gesellschaft zu Emden in the catalog of the German National Library
- Website of the NfG 1814 and their list of famous members
- Network of scientific associations in Central Europe
Individual evidence
- ^ Aiko Schmidt: Berg, Theodor Friederich Rudolph. ( online on the website of the Natural Research Society of Emden from 1814)
Coordinates: 53 ° 22 '10.3 " N , 7 ° 12' 1.9" E