General association of the German history and antiquity associations
| General association of the German history and antiquity associations | |
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| legal form | registered association |
| founding | 1852 |
| Seat | Munich , Germany |
| purpose | Promotion of state and regional historical research |
| Chair | Johannes Mötsch |
| Members | 220 individual clubs (with a total of 130,000 members) |
| Website | www.habenverein.de |
The overall association of German history and ancient societies is an umbrella organization in which some working in Germany, historical societies , historical commissions, local historical institutes, etc. together. Johannes Mötsch has been the chairman of the umbrella association since 2019 .
Club history
The association was founded in 1852. The then founder of the Germanic National Museum , Hans von und zu Aufseß , and Prince Johann von Sachsen , at the time chairman of the Royal Saxon Antiquities Association, played a significant role in the establishment of the museum . The aim of the new association was
"... to emphasize the unity of German history in its entirety by merging the historians of many territories, landscapes and cities and thus to stimulate research into national and regional history."
The sheets for German national history are published by the general association of German history and antiquity associations . The magazine appears annually.
The National History Day has been held since 1968.
Chairperson (incomplete)
- Friedrich Meinecke (1892/93)
- Ernst Berner (1893–1895)
- Paul Bailleu (-1922)
- Georg Wolfram (1922–1933)
- Willy Hoppe (1933-1945)
- Franz Schnabel (1949–)
- Georg Wilhelm Sante (–1968)
- Walter Heinemeyer (1968–1985)
- Hugo Stehkämper (1985–)
- Dieter Brosius (–2003)
- Manfred Treml (2003-2019)
- Johannes Mötsch (2019–)
Secondary literature
- Klaus Neitmann : Willy Hoppe, the Brandenburg state historical research and the general association of German history and antiquity associations in the Nazi era. In: sheets for German national history. Volume 141/142, 2005/06, pp. 19-60.
- Manfred Treml: An interim balance sheet after 20 years on the board on the association's homepage. Retrieved December 27, 2017.
- Alfred Wendehorst : 150 Years of the General Association of German History and Antiquity Associations , PDF (351.3 kB) on the association's homepage. Retrieved December 27, 2017.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Capitalization according to the Articles of Association of October 12, 2013, Paragraph 1.
- ^ Website of the association (as of September 13, 2009).