Society for useful research on Trier

The Society for Useful Research in Trier (GfNF) is a registered association and was founded on April 1, 1801 under the name “Société des récherches utiles du département de la Sarre” (Society for Useful Research in the Saar Department ). The association is one of the oldest scientific associations in Germany. Its objectives include promoting science, inventions, useful discoveries, and culture.

Archaeological and historical studies came to the fore early on. The society's archaeological collection is now an essential part of the Rheinisches Landesmuseum Trier .

In addition to the fields of archeology, history, folklore and the fine arts, the natural sciences, in particular the geosciences such as geology (e.g. by Johannes Steininger ), mineralogy and paleontology were important.

Members

• Franz Xaver Buhs , Lord Mayor of Trier and temporarily President of the Society
• Lukas Clemens , historian of medieval history
• Nikolaus Druckermüller , math teacher and industrialist
• Guido Groß , local researcher
• Johann Baptist Keune , archaeologist
• Heinrich Adolf Kraemer , ironworks owner and industrialist
• Hermann Kickton , honorary member
• Jakob Marx (1803–1876), church historian, professor, cathedral capitular and member of parliament in Trier, vice-president of the society
• Heinrich Rosbach (1814–1879), doctor, botanist and draftsman
• Fridolin Sandberger , geologist, paleontologist and mineralogist, honorary member in 1854
• Jacob Schneider , local historian and archaeologist
• Johannes Steininger , mineralogist and paleontologist
• Philipp Schmitt , pastor in Dillingen / Saar ( St. Johann ) and in Trier ( St. Paulin ), archaeologist
• Johann Nikolaus von Wilmowsky (1801–1880), cathedral chapter and archaeologist
• Johann Hugo Wyttenbach , co-founder of the company

Web links

Commons : Society for useful research on Trier  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• Homepage
• GfNF ( Memento from May 1, 2006 in the Internet Archive ) (Rheinisches Landesmuseum Trier before moving to its own homepage)
• Annual report of the Society for Useful Research in Trier, digitized version of the Heidelberg University Library
• Trier annual reports: Association gift d. Society for Useful Research on Trier, digitized version of the Heidelberg University Library

Individual evidence

1. ^ Society for useful research on Trier e. V., founded in 1801, in: gfnf-trier , accessed on October 17, 2016