Leipzig Wingolf

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Leipzig Wingolf (LW)

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Basic data
University / s: University of Leipzig and other Leipzig universities
Founding: July 9, 1855
Place of foundation: Leipzig
Corporation association : Wingolfsbund
Colours: black-white-gold

Konkneipanten: black and white on a golden background

Type of Confederation: Men's association
Position to the scale : not striking
Motto: Δι 'ἕνος πάντα
Di henos panta! (Greek: through one (Jesus Christ) everything!)
Total members: 100
Active: 25th
Website: www.leipziger-wingolf.de

The Leipziger Wingolf is a Christian , color-bearing and non-striking student association in the university city of Leipzig . He is the oldest non-binding association in Saxony and a member of the Wingolfsbund , the oldest corporation association in Germany.

Motto and principles

The motto of the Leipzig Wingolf is:

"Δι 'ἕνος πάντα" - "Di hénos pánta"

(Ancient Greek: through one - Jesus Christ - everything!), borrowed from the Bible passage Phil 4.13  Lut

The Leipzig Wingolf sees Christianity , color students and the rejection of duel and scale as his three principles .

Color

The Leipzig Wingolf wears the colors black-white-gold with silver percussion. He doesn't have a fox tape. The Konkneipanten band is black and white on a gold background.

The hat of the Leipzig Wingolf is a black cloth hat in the shape of a plate with white piping. Both hat and barrel have the colors in the bridge in reverse order (read gold-white-black from above). Until 1935 strikers were also worn occasionally .

In addition to the colors of the Leipziger Wingolfs, the colors of the Wittenbergia Leipzig (green-gold-green) are listed in the beer and wine tips .

history

The founding period up to the establishment (1854–1865)

Drawing of the coat of arms of Wittenbergia (1856)

After four Erlangen Wingolfites who were studying in Leipzig met in the winter semester of 1854/55 and visited a fellow of the Hallenser Wingolfs , the motivation to found a Wingolf association in Leipzig arose. This was realized on July 9, 1855 and performed with a devotion to 1 Thess 5 : 14-18  Lut . The necessary recognition at the university court of the Alma Mater Lipsensis , however, was refused, since suspected fraternity tendencies and the novel rejection of duel and scale could seriously disturb the peace within the student body. Since the University Court did not allow itself to be changed by objections and refutations, it was decided to found a connection "Wittenbergia Leipzig" in the colors green-gold-green, which had a simplified principle and pro forma no relation to other Wingolf connections. After successful confirmation by the University Court, it was officially founded on January 21, 1856. Under the hand, however , the relationship with the overall wingolf continued, the Wittenbergia entered into a friendship relationship in the same year. This relationship was communicated to the university rector by former members of the Wittenbergia. As a result, some members were arrested and the archive was confiscated. Although the Wittenbergia was acquitted of the charge of subversive tendencies , the connection was deprived of its vitality. The following semesters were so difficult that the Wittenbergia was temporarily adjourned in 1858 and finally in the following year.

The colors of Wittenbergia were changed to green-white-gold in 1857. This coloring can still be found in the heart shield of the coat of arms.

Founder of the Leipzig Wingolf from 1865

When, in 1861, a Christian student union with the Alemannia fraternity was able to establish itself in Leipzig, it was seen that the ground was leveled to dare to attempt a new foundation. This succeeded after a few preparatory measures on June 29, 1865 with a devotion to Ps 103  Lut . This date was the date of the foundation of the Leipziger Wingolfs until 1931 (to July 9th, 1855). In the period that followed, the young association established itself both in the Leipzig intercorporate environment and in the Wingolfsbund. The intensive exchange with the Hallenser Wingolf deserves a special mention.

Empire until the end of the First World War (1871–1918)

Leipzig Wingolf 1881

The Leipzig Wingolf played an important role in the theological and political disputes within the Wingolf Association , which shaped the time of the Empire . The dogmatic, strict and consistent attitude led to regular disagreements, especially with the more liberal attitudes of the brother associations of the Halle and Marburg Wingolfs . The Wingolf Association was dissolved under two suburbs of Leipzig Wingolf (1877 and 1885). In 1884, shortly before the second dissolution, the so-called association “Vitebergia Leipzig”, which was interested in maintaining the umbrella organization, split off within the Leipzig Wingolf. However, the split was lifted just one semester later.

The exchange with other Leipzig connections was lively, especially with the Christian connection Nordalbingia Leipzig .

Wingolf House in Leipzig 1912

The Philistine Associations were also founded at this time : in 1891 the Philistine Association of the Leipzig Wingolf, in 1902 the West Saxon and 1913 the East Saxon Philistine Association. The former had become necessary above all for the question of a permanent quarter of the connection. From 1902 onwards, it was possible to rent the "Rosentalcasino" through some donation measures. Between 1906 and 1912, the Leipzig Wingolf resided on an acquired floor in " Zum Kaffeebaum ". The unsatisfactory experience led to the desire for a house of their own. The financially strong support made it possible to buy a house in Pestalozzistraße 1 (today Telemannstraße) in Leipzig's music district in 1912 .

The First World War brought severe restrictions, so that the connection had to be postponed between 1917 and 1919. 41 Leipzig Wingolfites fell during the war.

Weimar Republic and Third Reich (1919–1945)

On May 21, 1919, the Leipziger Wingolf was re-established. The Weimar period brought the connection a strong influx. From 1923 the format of the hat was changed to an occipital color.

Confuxia in the 1920s

The time of the Nazi regime was marked by numerous reprisals. The leader principle introduced in 1933 robbed the association of its grassroots democratic element, and the so-called Aryan paragraph of its members of Jewish origin. The re-function of the Wingolf house in 1934 as a living companion created a large gap between younger and older members. The constant demands of the dictatorship no longer made regular active operations possible, so that the connection was broken on October 31, 1935.

The Second World War killed 22 Wingolfites in Leipzig.

The time after the Second World War (1949–2000)

Color map of the Kiel and Leipzig Wingolfs

The socialist dictatorship presented itself as a declared opponent of the liaison system, which was perceived as reactionary and elitist. An active life of liaison was forbidden: meetings were forbidden, couleur objects confiscated. Although a group of Philistines met between 1948 and 1953, the foundation of the “Association of the Leipzig Philistines” had to take place on May 27, 1953 in the Federal Republic. The preservation of the tradition through a sponsorship took over in the same year the Kiel Wingolf, which was financially supported by Leipzig Philistines.

The Wingolfshaus was expropriated and demolished around 1968, although most likely spared the war.

Between 1972 and 1991 regular meetings of the Leipzig Philistines took place in Mainz .

The Leipzig Wingolf ribbon was awarded to people close to the Leipziger Wingolf between 1961 and 2000.

Re-establishment and present (from 2001)

Current constant

On the initiative of seven Leipzig students, the Leipzig Wingolf was re-established on February 1, 2001. In 2003 this became a full member of the Wingolfsbund .

In 2001 the connection rented an apartment at Breitkopfstrasse 20, and from 2004 the Olympia and university wings at Gohliserstrasse 11 were occupied. Since 2011, a raised ground floor apartment at Friedrich-Ebert-Strasse 71 has been the constant at the Leipzig Wingolf. A development association runs a student residence there. From 2013 to 2014 there was an extensive revision of the comments and the statutes.

particularities

Relationships

The Leipzig Wingolf is a member of the Ostkreuz Convention, a regular gathering of the Wingolf associations in the new federal states.

Since 2011 he has been on friendly terms with the KDStV Germania , a member of the CV and the Rudelsburg Alliance .

mention

In the poem "Simplicissimus-Träume" (1910) by Joachim Ringelnatz , the Leipzig Wingolf is mentioned as a guest in the overcrowded student bar " Simplicissimus " in Munich :

“(...) And the noise got bigger and bigger

And the simplicity fuller and always fuller

And there were twenty soldiers outside

Those who were very drunk and asked to enter.

But: 'There is still a lot of space, just come in!'

A gymnastics and a men's choir,

A funny ladies band from Vienna,

the Leipziger Wingolf, a choir from Berlin,

They were already housed in shifts,

Then another messenger came late at night.

Rosa Luxemburg, she said

A virgin union would like to meet here (...) "

Known members (selection)

  • Theodor Schäfer

  • Wilhelm Eichhorn

  • Ludwig Ihmels (honorary member)

  • Hans Bluntschli

  • Albrecht Oepke

  • Albrecht Alt

  • Albrecht Alt (1883–1956), Protestant theologian, professor of the Old Testament, provost of the Church of the Redeemer in Jerusalem
  • Johannes Biernatzki (1849–1935), Lutheran pastor and art historian
  • Hans Bluntschli (1877–1962), Swiss anatomist
  • Theodor Braun (1833–1911), Lutheran theologian, general superintendent of Neumark and Niederlausitz in the old Prussian church province of Brandenburg
  • Eduard Büchsel (1917–1980), German organist, cantor and church music director
  • Oskar von Cornberg (1855–1928), counselor and president of the court chamber among the last regents of the Principality of Reuss
  • Friedrich Delitzsch (1850–1922), Assyrologist, co-founder and promoter of the German Orient Society
  • Karl Eberhardt (1884–1980), Ministerial Director of Württemberg
  • Wilhelm Eichhorn (1846–1923), Lutheran pastor and rector of Diakonie Neuendettelsau
  • Heinz Erich Eisenhuth (1903–1983), Protestant theologian and pastor, professor of systematic theology, superintendent of Eisenach
  • Johann Feltrup (1886–1973), Lutheran theologian and state superintendent of the district of Lüneburg
  • Hans-Werner Gensichen (1915–1999), Lutheran theologian, professor of the history of religion and missiology
  • Hermann Volrath Hilprecht (1859–1925), German-American archaeologist and Assyriologist, founder of the Hilprecht Collection of Near Eastern Antiquities
  • Fritz Hommel (1854–1936), orientalist, professor of Semitic languages
  • Friedrich Högner (1897–1981), organist and church musician, regional church music director of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Bavaria, professor at the State University of Music in Munich
  • Ludwig Ihmels (1858–1933), Lutheran theologian and pastor, professor of dogmatics, first regional bishop of the regional church of Saxony (honorary member)
  • Hans Kirsten (1902–1994), Lutheran theologian and professor of practical theology
  • Robert König (1828–1900), philologist, writer and magazine editor
  • Alfons Kreussel (1910–1963), Lutheran pastor, politician (CSU)
  • Wilhelm Kühnert (1900–1980), Lutheran theologian, professor of church history
  • Johannes Kuhlo (1856–1941), Protestant pastor, founder of the Trumpet Mission
  • Georg Leibbrandt (1899–1982), Russian-German interpreter, bureaucrat and diplomat, participant in the Wannsee Conference
  • Wilhelm Lotz (1853–1929), Lutheran theologian, professor of the Old Testament
  • Christhard Mahrenholz (1900–1980), Lutheran theologian, liturgy and musicologist
  • Gustav Matthis (1844–1902), Alsatian Lutheran pastor and writer
  • Johannes Meinhof (1859–1947), Protestant pastor and superintendent of Halle
  • Johannes Müller (1864–1949), Protestant theologian, leading missionary to the Jews
  • Albrecht Oepke (1881–1955), Lutheran theologian, professor of the New Testament
  • Hugo Reich (1854–1935), Protestant pastor, founder of the Kreuznach Mission
  • Gerhard Ritter (1888–1967), historian, professor of history, founder of the German Association of Historians
  • Theodor Schäfer (1846–1914), Lutheran theologian, pioneer of the disabled
  • Martin Schmidt (1883–1964), Protestant theologian and pastor, professor for Protestant religious studies
  • Matthias Schulz (1900–1981), Lutheran theologian and councilor of the Old Lutheran Church
  • Friedrich Seggel (1877–1965), Protestant pastor and opponent of National Socialism
  • Ernst Sellin (1867–1946), Protestant theologian, professor of the Old Testament, pioneer of biblical archeology
  • Julius Sieden (1884–1938), Lutheran theologian, state superintendent, leading member of the Confessing Church in Mecklenburg
  • Georg Stöckhardt (1842–1913), Lutheran pastor, professor of the Old and New Testaments
  • Gerhard Tolzien (1870–1946), Lutheran theologian, people's missionary and regional bishop of Mecklenburg-Strelitz
  • Friedrich Ulmer (1877–1946), Lutheran theologian and pastor, professor of practical theology, president of the Martin Luther Association
  • Édouard Vaucher (1847–1920), Lutheran theologian, professor of practical theology
  • Hans Waitz (1864–1942), Protestant theologian and church historian
  • Johannes Warneck (1867–1944), Protestant theologian and director of the Rhenish Mission Society
  • Theodor Werner (1892–1973), Lutheran theologian, liturgist, hymnologist and hymn poet
  • Friedrich Wiegand (1860–1934), Protestant theologian, professor of church history
  • Johannes Winkler (1897–1947), Lutheran theologian and aerospace engineer
  • Wilhelm Zoellner (1860–1837), Lutheran theologian, general superintendent of the old Prussian church province of Westphalia

Web links

Commons : Leipziger Wingolf  - Album with pictures, videos and audio files

literature

  • Johannes Beyrich: History of the Leipziger Wingolfs , in: Hans Waitz (Hrsg.): History of the Wingolfsverbindungen , publishing house of the association of old Wingolfiten Darmstadt 1914, S. 611-669
  • Michael Doeberl / Alfred Bienengräber (eds.): The academic Germany , Volume 2: The German universities and their academic citizens , Berlin 1931. P. 933.
  • Association of Alter Wingolfiten (ed.): History of Wingolfs 1830–1994 , Hanover 1998
  • Hans Waitz: History of the Wingolfbund communicated and presented from the sources . Darmstadt 1896, 2nd edition 1904, 3rd edition 1926
  • From the Leipzig Wingolf. Winter semester 1924-25 , Leipzig 1925
  • Festschrift of the Leipziger Wingolf for the 60th foundation festival. 1865–1925 , Leipzig 1925
  • Little Paris IX. - Festschrift of the Leipzig Wingolf for the 150th Foundation Festival , Leipzig 2005
  • Leipzig Wingolf. Connection history , in: From the Wingolf. A harvest of flowers , printed as a manuscript, Halle an der Saale 1875, pp. 341–382

Individual evidence

  1. ^ EH Eberhard: Handbook of the student liaison system. Leipzig, 1924/25, p. 90.
  2. ↑ Joachim Ringelnatz: Simplicissimus dreams . In: Walter Pape (Ed.): The complete works in seven volumes . tape 2 . Zurich 1994, p. 135 .