Wednesday association "Schlüssel" in Weimar
The Wednesday association “Schlüssel” zu Weimar was founded in a constituent meeting on October 7, 1847. According to its statutes, it was "an association for regular sociable scientific associations". A key was chosen as a symbol at the second meeting of the association on November 17, 1847, which is today with the association's archive in the Thuringian main state archive in Weimar . The meeting place was initially the Russian court in Weimar , a move to the Weimar town hall took place in 1850. The last meeting of the association took place on March 24, 1945; The protocol ends with a reference to the Allies' ban on assembly.
Members
A list of the members up to the 50th anniversary celebration in 1897 can be found in the commemorative publication of the same name.
| Surname | Status (at the time of recording) | entry | Retirement |
|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Friedrich Froriep | Secret Medical Council | 10/27/1847 | June 15, 1861 (death) |
| Ludwig Preller | Councilor | 10/27/1847 | June 21, 1861 (death) |
| Hermann Sauppe | High school director | 10/27/1847 | 09/24/1856 (in part. Inf.) |
Lectures
The central element of the club's life were the regular lectures on a wide variety of topics from all scientific disciplines, and issues of daily politics were also dealt with. The lectures were characterized above all by a wide variety of topics, the respective speakers should also deal with topics beyond their everyday activities. Twelve lectures were given before the association was officially founded. A list of all lectures held between October 27, 1847 and September 29, 1897 can be found in the commemorative publication on the fiftieth anniversary of the association.
Selection of individual lectures:
| Lecturer | theme | Entry date |
|---|---|---|
| Robert Friedrich Froriep | The untenability of Buffon's definition of the zoological species | December 8th, 1847 |
| James Marshall | About the English poet Charles Lamb | 04/25/1860 |
| Ludwig Preller | About Duke Johann Friedrich the Unfortunate | 02/23/1853 |
| Adolf Schöll | Metric transmission of the satyr play: the Cyklop | 10/25/1848 |
literature
- Christa Jansohn: Some thoughts on lecturing in Weimar - especially in the 19th century. In: "Books are just thick letters to friends". Festival ceremony for Michael Knoche. Library director of the Duchess Anna Amalia Library for 25 years (1991–2016) (= studies on English literature and the history of science. Volume 29). LIT, Münster [2016], ISBN 978-3-643-13616-9 ( preview in Google book search).
Web links
- The Wednesday association "Schlüssel" zu Weimar (1847–1945). In: Showcase. Episode 11; online in: thueringen.de ( PDF; 400 kB )
Individual evidence
- ↑ For the fifty-year jubilee of the Wednesday Association in the town hall in Weimar on October 27, 1897 (= Monumenta clavigerorum . Volume 1 ). Wagner, Weimar 1897, OCLC 254673191 , p. 18–21 , urn : nbn: de: gbv: 32-1-10025506002 .
- ↑ For the fifty-year jubilee of the Wednesday Association in the town hall in Weimar on October 27, 1897 (= Monumenta clavigerorum . Volume 1 ). Wagner, Weimar 1897, OCLC 254673191 , p. 1–18 , urn : nbn: de: gbv: 32-1-10025506002 .