Theodor Wiegand Society
The Theodor Wiegand Society - Society of Friends of the German Archaeological Institute e. V. ( TWG ) is a non-profit association of the German Archaeological Institute .
On the occasion of the centenary of the German Archaeological Institute in Berlin in 1929, the "Society of Friends of the German Archaeological Institute" was founded by well-known members of the Berlin business community to provide financial support for the institute. In the early 1950s tied the then President Erich Boehringer , from a family of industrialists to arise because of, and the "Theodor Wiegand company established - Society of Friends of the German Archaeological Institute e. V. “The company was named after Theodor Wiegand , the long-time President of the German Archaeological Institute with excellent contacts to political and economic circles. The chairpersons were and are, among others, Peter Hermes (until 2002), Weert Börner (2002 to 2011) and Johannes Dohmes (since 2011).
The society supports the institute and its departments by granting additional funds for special tasks. It supports scientific events as well as the publication of archaeological publications. The company's funding of around € 65,000 a year comes from membership fees, donations, interest on company assets (around € 640,000) and a contribution from the Stifterverband für die Deutsche Wissenschaft .
The company is based in Berlin; the postal address on her website is Bonn . It organizes series of public lectures in the Bonn Science Center and in the visitor center of the Foreign Office in Berlin.
Web links
- twges.de - Official website
- Theodor Wiegand Society on the homepage of the Stifterverband für die Deutsche Wissenschaft
- Theodor Wiegand Society on the homepage of the German Archaeological Institute
Individual evidence
- ↑ Registered at the District Court of Berlin (Charlottenburg) under VR 2222.