Corps Marko-Guestphalia Aachen

Corps Marko-Guestphalia Aachen
Universities	RWTH Aachen , FH Aachen
Donated	December 2, 1871 in Aachen
Umbrella organization	WSC
Motto	Omnia pro honore!
Motto	Nosce te ipsum!
Colours
Circle
Members	approx. 50 active persons and approx. 200 AH
Scale point	Duty.
address	Moreller Weg 64 52074 Aachen
Homepage	www.marko-guestphalia.de

Marko-Guestphalia is a corps ( student union ) that belongs to the Weinheim Senior Citizens' Convent (WSC). The corps is obligatory and colored . It unites students and former students of the Rheinisch-Westfälische Technische Hochschule ( RWTH ) Aachen and the FH Aachen . The corps adopts a so-called “tolerance principle”, according to which no religious, ethnic or political demands are made on the members. Male students who are already working can be members. The corps members are called "Marko-Guestphalen" (pronounced "Marko-Westphalia"). The members are mainly recruited from West Germany, the main catchment area of ​​the RWTH, but also from all over Germany and from other nations (e.g. Denmark, India, Italy, Serbia, Turkey, USA, Peru).

Color

Marko-Guestphalia wears the colors (lime) green-white-black with silver percussion (band edging), with a (lime) green cap. The foxes wear a ribbon in (lime) green and white.

history

After the laying of the foundation stone on May 15, 1865, teaching began on October 10, 1870 at the Royal Rhenish-Westphalian Polytechnic School in Aachen with a ceremonial opening of the main building. In the years that followed, the student business organized itself in the form of associations, which were mainly designated according to the origin of the members.

The Corps Marko-Guestphalia was founded on December 2, 1871 as Corps Guestphalia by three students from other technical universities who had started their studies in Aachen: García Granados ( Corps Alemannia Karlsruhe ), Schmidt-Tychsen and Danco (both Corps Saxonia Hannover ). The first statute was based on the principles of the constitutions of Alemannia Karlsruhe and Saxonia Hannover. The Corps Marko-Guestphalia is the oldest corps at RWTH Aachen University.

One day later, on December 3, 1871, the Aachen Senior Citizens' Convention (ASC), also called Aachener SC, was founded with the former Zurich Corps Rhenania . Guestphalia was inducted into the WSC on May 17, 1872 . Many of the former members of Guestphalia came from wealthy entrepreneurial and banking families from all over Germany and neighboring countries (Amsterdam, Christiansund, Luxembourg, Moscow, Riga, St. Petersburg). But only seven years later, the Corps Guestphalia ceased operations due to student difficulties and connections with the Catholic population and the resulting drop in student numbers ("suspension").

On March 2, 1903, the few surviving old men from the period from 1871 to 1878 managed to reopen Guestphalia with the help of two members of the Corps Obotritia Darmstadt and a Hanoverian Ostfalen. A year later, on November 11, 1904, Guestphalia merged with the connection Markomannia to the Corps Marko-Guestphalia. Markomannia was founded on November 12, 1873 as an Academic Association of Machine Technicians and initially had the principle of conditional satisfaction. Over the years, Markomannia evolved into an academic association. In 1875 the club colors blue-white-black , which were worn on the beer tip, were adopted. From 1884 onwards a distinction was made between boys and foxes, in 1895 the principle of unconditional satisfaction was adopted and in 1897 the determination level was introduced. In the summer semester 1900 the conversion to the Academic Association Markomannia with Corps principles took place, which from the winter semester 1900/01 publicly wore the colors blue-white-black .

The umbrella organization WSC only agreed to the merger in 1907 with the stipulation that the 15 old gentlemen of the Markomannia who had not fought were not allowed to wear the Marko Guestphalia ribbon.

Overall, student life in Aachen had recovered from the turn of the century, as indicated by rising student numbers and a growing range of courses. With the beginning of the First World War in 1914 and the drafting of students, student life came to a standstill. Marko-Guestphalia did not officially suspend, but was weakened so much by the war, the occupation of the Rhineland by France and Belgium and numerous losses of corps brothers that the corps operations could not be resumed until 1919 with three war returnees who had started in 1914.

In the following years, the study operations in Aachen developed so well that the RWTH expanded rapidly from the mid-1920s. During this time, an architectural competition was held with the aim of building Marko-Guestphalia his own corp house . All classic designs were discarded and a design by Carl Kersten, who belonged to the well-known Stuttgart school , was chosen . The corp house was inaugurated on July 3, 1926.

In 1933, under pressure from the Nazi government, as everywhere else, in the student associations, including the WSC, the "Aryan principle" was introduced. When in 1934 the exclusion of the "Jewish origin and Jewish relatives " was demanded from the connections, the Jewish Corps Brothers of the Marko Guestphalia offered to leave in order not to endanger the Corps. In 1934, by order of the Reichsführer of the students, all connections were transferred to National Socialist (NS) comradeships.

At that time, student life could still be designed as it was done before, but military exercises increased significantly within a very short time and the curricula underwent a major change.

A year later, on October 20, 1935, the WSC decided to dissolve it. The same took place for the Marko Guestphalia. The so-called Solemn Corps Boys' Convention (FCC) decided to dissolve the corps. The active and inactive are included in the AHV (AlteHerren Verband). The AHV is called the “Association of Former Marko Guestphalen”. The band and cap of the corps are still worn. The active students and former corps boys automatically become members of the NS-German Student Union (NSDStB).

On November 30, 1941, the old rulers of the Marko Guestphalia were transferred to the Klonk Comradeship and soon after the corporation was transferred to the Klonk Comradeship. The former corps changed its name to " Arminius " instead of the name "Kameradschaft Klonk" (Arminius defeated the Romans in the "Varus Battle").

After the end of the war, the former student members of the "Arminius" came to the corp house of the Marko-Guestphalia, repaired the badly damaged house over the next few years and took part in the university again from winter semester 1945/46.

From February 25, 1948, with the approval of the British university officer, a student association called "Corona Academica" was allowed to operate on the (corps) house. In July 1950 the Corps Marko-Guestphalia was re-established.

In 1985 the Corps Marko-Guestphalia resigned from the so-called Aachener Waffenring , an amalgamation of all striking connections in Aachen, due to clear political statements of certain connections. In the meantime, the corps is again a member of the weapons ring, after it was ensured that political statements of this kind would no longer arise.

On October 12, 1996, Marko-Guestphalia merged with Corps Albingia Aachen. The name, the circle and the colors remain those Marko-Guestphalias. With the merger, the corps became one of the largest members in the WSC.

Corps Albingia Dresden

Albingia was founded on January 23, 1889 in Dresden as a veterinary medical association at the Royal Saxon Veterinary School in Dresden . Since Albingia had been in the Blue Cartel for 96 years until the merger , one of whose members is the Corps Saxo-Thuringia Munich , there has been an official friendship relationship with the Saxony-Thuringians since 2004.

Known members

Currently

• Ernst Albien (* 1949), professor emeritus at the Dortmund University of Applied Sciences in the mechanical engineering department, manufacturing technology department, CAM - CAQ
• Hans Gissel (* 1931), AEG board member for telecommunications, defense technology and research, IEC President 1993–1995
• Georg Helg (* 1936), entrepreneur, politician and long-time chairman of the Aachen Carnival Association AKV (Order against seriousness)
• Rolf Murmann (* 1934), entrepreneur, Zöllner Signal GmbH, Kiel
• Harald Ortwig (* 1959), professor for fluid technology, hydraulics and pneumatics at Trier University
• Michael Pohl (* 1943), university professor for materials testing at the Ruhr University Bochum
• Ulrich Schmidt von Altenstadt (* 1928), architect, urban planner and author
• Wolf-Dieter Schneider (* 1942), CEO and Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Deutsche Gießerei- u. Industrie-Holding AG, honorary professor for the optimization of technical foundry processes at the TU Bergakademie Freiberg
• Eckhard Schulze-Fielitz (* 1929), architect
• Dragan Vucetic (* 1972), Professor of Manufacturing Processes, Machine Tools, Production Planning and Logistics at the Bielefeld University of Applied Sciences
• Andreas Wirtz , entrepreneur, Dalli-Werke GmbH & Co. KG, Stolberg, u. a. with the brands / subsidiaries Mäurer & Wirtz , Grünenthal GmbH

Died

• Walter Ameling (1926–2010), university professor for general electrical engineering and data processing systems at RWTH Aachen
• Jean Bêché (1855–1917), machine manufacturer in Hückeswagen, inventor of the air hammer. The company exists until the 1990s.
• Hans Bluhm, Dr.-Ing. hc, director of AEG and chairman of the Association of German Engineers VDI 1947–1952
• Georg Bock von Wülfingen (1868–1952), major general
• Wilhelm Borchers (1856–1925), Professor of Metallurgy at RWTH Aachen University, Privy Councilor, Rector of the University and namesake of the award for outstanding doctoral theses at RWTH Aachen University ("Borchers Plaque")
• Hans Bredow (1879–1959), high-frequency technician, radio pioneer and u. a. Founder of German Broadcasting
• Ernst Diepschlag (1885–1953), full professor of metallurgy and foundry at the Technical University of Breslau, later professor of ferrous metallurgy at the Freiberg mining academy, rector of the mining academy 1947–1949
• Wilhelm Ellenberger (1848–1929), professor of veterinary medicine at the University of Veterinary Medicine Dresden, Royal Saxon Privy Councilor, Rector of the university and namesake of the young talent award of the Leipzig Faculty of Veterinary Medicine
• Karl Faymonville (1875 – after 1927), art historian
• Carl Fincken (1876–1936), engineer, newspaper publisher
• Karl-Otto Frielinghaus (1913–2000), pioneer of cinema technology, professor for photo and cinema technology at the TH Ilmenau
• Reinhard Froehner (1868–1955), veterinary historian
• Ricardo García Granados (1851–1930), Mexican ambassador to San Salvador and Cuba, politician, engineer and writer
• Heinz Gries (1903–1975), Technical Director at Buderus'sche Eisenwerke, Wetzlar
• Franz Ibach (1899–1992), manufacturer, Ibach tool factory, Remscheid
• Roland Irmann (1891–1973), metallurgist, pioneer of sintered aluminum powder
• Kurt Kärnbach (1877–1914), professor of veterinary medicine
• Paul Knufinke (1932–2012), Professor of Mine Surveys, Head of the Institute for Mine Surveys, Mine Damage and Geophysics in Mining at RWTH Aachen University
• Fritz Marguerre (1878–1964), father of Mannheim district heating, a. a. Inventor of the Voith-Marguerre coupling, 1952 Federal Cross of Merit, 1954 honorary citizen of Mannheim
• Ludwig Maybaum (1898–1988), factory owner, Maybaum metal goods factory, Sundern
• Kurt Möbius (1908–1993), chemist and engineer, fire protection pioneer, state fire director in Hesse, publisher of the manual on preventive fire protection
• Eberhard Möllmann (1931–2012), local spokesman for the WSC 1954/55, Technical Director Buderus'sche Eisenwerke, Wetzlar, President Association of German Foundry Experts, President German Institute for Standardization DIN, President International Organization for Standardization ISO
• Walter Murmann (1899–1980), entrepreneur, founder of the JP Sauer & Sohn group of companies, Kiel
• Bernhard Salomon (1855–1942), 1900 to 1933 General Director W. Lahmeyer & Co, later Electrizitäts AG, later incorporated into RWE, previously professor at RWTH
• Fritz Schilbock, director of the engineering department, 1947–1950 board member of Henkel & Cie., Düsseldorf
• Johannes Schmidt (1870–1953), Professor of Special Pathology, Pet Therapy and Forensic Veterinary Medicine at the University of Veterinary Medicine Dresden and the University of Leipzig
• Paul Schumann (1884–1961), veterinarian, director of the Wroclaw Animal Health Office, professor of veterinary medicine at the University of Halle
• Hermann Sinnhuber (1878–1961), General Director of Norddeutsche Kabelwerke AG, pioneer of wireless telegraphy
• Karl Wilhelm Specht (1894–1953) General of the Infantry in World War II , 60th bearer of the oak leaves for the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross.
• Peter Speich (1922–2013), Technical Director Rheinbraun AG, Cologne, honorary citizen of RWTH Aachen University in 1989, holder of the Federal Cross of Merit, 1st class
• Oscar Tellgmann (1857–1936), photographer
• Alfred Trautmann (1884–1952) human and veterinary medicine, professor for histology and embryology at the University of Veterinary Medicine Dresden and the University of Leipzig, later head of the Physiological Institute of the University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover, rector of the TiHo 1945–1948
• Ewald Weber (1876–1944), veterinarian, professor of buiatrics, director of the outpatient veterinary clinic at Leipzig University
• Dieter Wellershoff (1933–2005), Admiral of the Federal Navy, Inspector General of the Federal Armed Forces 1986–1991

Holder of the Klinggräff Medal

The Klinggräff Medal of the Stifterverein Alter Corpsstudenten was awarded to:

• Felix Firsbach (2019)
• Marius Fischer (2008)
• Dirk Steinebach (Albingia) (1993)

Literature / source

• K. Rosenbach, H. Ortwig, C. Vogel: History of the Corps Marko-Guestphalia at RWTH Aachen University 1871 to 2001 , Aachen 2003, ISBN 3-00-011065-8 .
• Hans Schüler: Weinheimer SC-Chronik , pp. 539-563, Darmstadt 1927
• Corps Marko-Guestphalia Aachen: Corps Marko-Guestphalia (vignette) in: Michael Doeberl u. a. (Ed.): Das akademische Deutschland , Volume 2: The German universities and their academic citizens , Berlin 1931, pp. 611, 725, 735
• The Corps of the WSC and the local SC . According to the records of the historical commission , Weinheimer Verband Alter Corpsstudenten e. V., 1980
• Paulgerhard Gladen : The Kösener and Weinheimer Corps: Your representation in individual chronicles . 1st edition. WJK-Verlag, Hilden 2007, ISBN 978-3-933892-24-9 , pp. 192-195, 249-250 .
• Statutes of the Corps Marko-Guestphalia , as of December 15, 2007

See also

• List of Weinheimer Corps
• List of student associations in Aachen

Web links

• Homepage of the Corps Marko-Guestphalia Aachen

Individual evidence

1. ^ Principles of the Corps Marko-Guestphalia on the Corps website, accessed December 16, 2018
2. ^ Eberhard Hans Eberhard : Handbook of the student liaison system. Leipzig, 1924/25, p. 118.
3. ↑ Paul Gerhardt Gladen : history of the student corporation associations , Volume 1, page 49, Würzburg 1981
4. ^ CORPS - das Magazin (Deutsche Corpszeitung), 110 year, issue 1/2008, p. 25