Erwin von Steinbach Foundation

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The Erwin-von-Steinbach-Stiftung is a German foundation based in Frankfurt am Main , whose aim is to promote scientific work and cultural events on the subject of Alsace-Lorraine . It is named after the sculptor Erwin von Steinbach , who worked as a cathedral builder in Strasbourg .

history

The foundation was established on August 9, 1960 under Hessian state law (according to other information, 1961). In part, she took over the tasks of the Scientific Institute of the Alsace-Lorraine in the Reich at the University of Frankfurt, which existed from 1920 to 1945 and, after the First World War, also had the aim of promoting and at the same time promoting scientific and cultural work on Alsace-Lorraine should indicate the political and cultural importance of religion. This predecessor had already set up an Alsace-Lorraine library at the University of Frankfurt am Main , which is now on permanent loan from the foundation in the university library and is being expanded to this day. The foundation also owns the estates of well-known people in the region, such as Ernst Barthel , Robert Ernst and Marie Hart .

Like its predecessor, the foundation sees itself as apolitical and excludes political activities. A development association ( Society of Friends and Patrons of the Erwin von Steinbach Foundation ) has existed since 1963 and is now recognized as a non-profit organization.

tasks and goals

The foundation's task is to support scientific and cultural work on Alsace-Lorraine. This includes, for example, the maintenance of the Alsace-Lorraine library, the preservation of legacies, support in the preparation of work on the subject and the issuing of own publications. Cultural events in Alsace are also promoted.

Erwin von Steinbach Prize

Since 1962, the foundation has awarded the Erwin von Steinbach Prize, endowed with 2556 euros, at irregular intervals. Among others, Angelika Merkelbach-Pinck and Albert Schweitzer were honored . This award must not be confused with the award of the same name from the Alfred Toepfer Foundation FVS , which was awarded until 1943 (see Erwin von Steinbach Prize ).

Publications

Studies by the Erwin von Steinbach Foundation

  • Studies by the Erwin von Steinbach Foundation. Volume 1. Published by Christian Hallier, Frankfurt am Main 1965 on behalf of the Board of Trustees.
  • Studies by the Erwin von Steinbach Foundation . Volume 2. Published by Christian Hallier, Frankfurt am Main 1968 on behalf of the Board of Trustees.
  • Studies by the Erwin von Steinbach Foundation. Volume 3. Published by Christian Hallier, Frankfurt am Main 1971 on behalf of the Board of Trustees.
  • Studies by the Erwin von Steinbach Foundation. Volume 4. Published by Christian Hallier, Frankfurt am Main 1965 on behalf of the Board of Trustees.
  • Studies by the Erwin von Steinbach Foundation. Volume 5. Published by Eduard Haus, Dietrich Pfaehler, Wilfried Forstmann, Neustadt an der Saale 1984, ISBN 3-922923-30-5 , on behalf of the Board of Trustees .

Book series writings of the Erwin von Steinbach Foundation

  • Volume 1: Angelika Merkelbach-Pinck: Customs and Customs in East Lorraine , Frankfurt am Main 1968.
  • Volumes 2 and 3: Fritz Bronner: 1870/71. Alsace-Lorraine. Contemporary voices for and against incorporation into the German Empire. 2 half volumes, Frankfurt am Main 1970.
  • Volume 4: Albert Girardin: Helleringen in the former Principality of Lixheim. Contributions to the history of a Lorraine village and a Lorraine landscape in the Franco-German border area. 2nd, improved and supplemented edition. Bad Neustadt an der Saale 1983, ISBN 3-922923-24-0 .
  • Volume 5: Werner Bellardi: Wolfgang Schultheiß. Ways and changes of a Strasbourg spiritualist and contemporary of Martin Bucer ., Frankfurt am Main 1976.
  • Volume 6: Eduard Haug: The Oberbronner Shepherd's Books. Shepherding and grazing in the 17th and 18th centuries , Frankfurt am Main 1978.
  • Volume 7: The fall of the imperial city of Strasbourg and its consequences. On the position of September 30, 1681 in history. With contributions by Wilfried Forstmann, Eduard Haug, Dietrich Pfaehler and Gabriele Thiel, Bad Neustadt an der Saale 1981, ISBN 3-922923-04-6 .
  • Volume 8: Albert Girardin: Kirrberg in Crooked Alsace (Kirberg). History of a Huguenot village in the Franco-German border area. Bad Neustadt an der Saale 1983, ISBN 3-922923-19-4 .
  • Volume 9: Max Rehm: Reichsland Alsace-Lorraine. Government and administration 1871 to 1918. , Bad Neustadt an der Saale, ISBN 3-922923-77-1 .
  • Volume 10: Fritz Eyer: The territory of the Lords of Lichtenberg 1202–1480. Investigations into the property, rule and home power politics of an Upper Rhine gentleman family ., 2nd edition, reprint of the edition Strasbourg 1938, Bad Neustadt an der Saale 1985, unchanged in the text, expanded by an introduction, ISBN 3-922923-31-3 .
  • Volume 11: Albert Girardin: Görlingen in the former county of Saar Werden (Goerlingen). History of a Huguenot village in Crooked Alsace. Bad Neustadt an der Saale 1988, ISBN 3-922923-74-7 .
  • Volume 12: Peter Karl Weber: Lichtenberg. Alsatian domination on the way to becoming a territorial state. Social costs of political innovation. Heidelberg 1993, ISBN 3-924973-60-1 .

Booklets of the friends' association

The Society of Friends and Patrons of the Erwin von Steinbach Foundation has published the magazine Der Westen since 1951 ( every six months since 2008) , initially under a different name. In addition, several booklets were published.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c Erwin-von-Steinbach Foundation. Retrieved November 12, 2019 .
  2. ↑ a b c Society - Alsace and Lorraine. Retrieved November 12, 2019 .
  3. ↑ ARCult Media GmbH: Kulturpreise.de: Erwin von Steinbach Prize. Retrieved November 12, 2019 .