Geographical Society of Bern

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The Geographische Gesellschaft Bern (GgGB) is an association of people who are interested in geographical knowledge and research out of professional or personal interest: geographers from research and practice, those interested in geography from the environmental and tourism sectors, from politics, diplomacy and administration , Media or school. Today the society has around 300 members and is chaired by Elisabeth Bäschlin .

activities

The company's activities include geographical excursions in Switzerland (1–4 days) or abroad (1–2 weeks). Most excursions take place in the summer, between spring and autumn. Every winter half year she organizes a multi-part lecture series with 7–8 lectures. Experts from science, politics and practice are invited as speakers. The lectures take place at the Institute of Geography at the University of Bern . The society issues various publications: every 2–3 years since 1976 a yearbook on a specific topic has been published. The Berner Geographische Mitteilungen has been the organ of the society since 1973 with the news and lecture reviews of the Geographische Gesellschaft Bern and the annual report of theGeographical Institute of the University of Bern . The previous journals were called the Annual Report of the Geographical Society of Bern from 1882 to 1972 and the Annual Report of the Geographical Society in Bern from 1878 to 1882.

The beginnings

The Geographische Gesellschaft Bern was founded on May 15, 1873 in Bern. The initiator and founding president Professor Albert Schaffter (1823-1897) left Bern two years later with the aim of building a new life in Tennessee as a farmer and head of a missionary institution. Under the direction of Hermann Siegfried , Head of the Federal Topographical Bureau and then under Professor Theophil Studer , under Government Councilor (and later Nobel Peace Prize Laureate ) Albert Gobat and under Professor Eduard Brückner, highly respected personalities directed the fate of society during the 19th century. In 1883, the University of Bern received the first Swiss chair for geography, initially held by Professor Eduard Petri and, from 1888, Professor Eduard Brückner. World-famous researchers were also invited to Bern and made honorary members of the society, such as Adolf Erik Nordenskjöld , Ferdinand von Richthofen , Paul Sarasin and Fritz Sarasin , Albrecht Penck , Eduard Brückner , Alfred Philippson and Sven Hedin .

Individual evidence

  1. ^ [1] Yearbook of the Geographical Society Bern 1975-
  2. ^ [2] Berner Geographische Mitteilungen 1973-
  3. ^ [3] Annual report of the Geographical Society of Bern 1882–1972
  4. ^ [4] Annual report of the Geographical Society in Bern 1878–1882
  5. ^ [5] Werner Kuhn: Hundred Years of Geographical Society Bern. Retrieved July 20, 2017, PDF, 9503 KB
  6. ^ [6] Peter Jud: The geographical societies of Switzerland. Retrieved July 20, 2017, PDF, 3012 KB
  7. ^ [7] Élie Ducommun : Albert Schaffter et la Société de Géographie de Berne. Retrieved July 20, 2017, PDF, 2127 KB
  8. ↑ [8] The world in Bern - Bern in the world: 125 years of geography at the University of Bern (1886 - 2011) / Paul Messerli: Lucienne Rey. [Ed .: Geographical Society Bern], 2011
  9. ^ [9] Werner, Kuhn: Hundred years of Geographical Society Bern. Retrieved July 20, 2017, PDF, 9503 KB

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