Literary-practical citizen connection
The literary-practical citizen association , later also literary-practical citizen association , was founded in Riga in 1802 by the pastors August Albanus , Liborius von Bergmann and Karl Gottlob Sonntag . The Rigas city papers were published on their behalf from 1810 . As a charity, it celebrated its 125th anniversary in 1927.
Funded institutions
- 1817 Foundation of the Luther Sunday School
- 1855 Aid Fund for Servants
- 1860 Administration of the Kirchhofswege
- 1868 A heating system is installed in the cathedral
- 1870 Opening of a people's kitchen
- 1868 Establishment of an institution for the deaf and dumb
- 1894 Foundation of a kindergarten
people
- Napoleon Asmuß , honorary member in 1877
- August Wilhelm Buchholtz (1803–1875), collector and educator
- Ludwig Voigt (1752–1835), educator, member from 1815
literature
- History of the most highly confirmed citizen's literary and practical connection to Riga: On the occasion of their fiftieth anniversary celebration on December 12, 1852, published by August Bulmerincq on behalf of the connection . ( Digitized version of the University of Tartu )
- Napoleon Asmuß : Overview of the history of the literary-practical citizen connection during its 75th anniversary . Riga 1877.
- The centenary celebration of the literary-practical citizen connection to Riga, on December 12th, 1902, Riga 1902.
- Bernhard von Hollander : The literary-practical citizen connection in Riga 1802-1927. Festschrift for the 125th anniversary . Riga 1927.
- Ulrike von Hirschhausen : The boundaries of commonality: Germans, Latvians, Russians and Jews in Riga . Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht Göttingen 2006. ISBN 978-3-525-35153-6 . In p. 214–226: The practice of the common good and its limits - From the literary-practical citizen connection to the German Association .