Casual society Munich
The casual society Munich is one of the oldest men’s clubs in Munich .
history
Founded in 1837
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In June 1837 a group of late romantic poets founded the casual society in the Junemann wine tavern in Munich. Franz von Elsholtz , who had made a name for himself as a comedy writer , had the idea for this, together with the diplomat Friedrich Apollonius von Maltitz and the administrative officer Friedrich Freiherr von Zu Rhein . These poets wanted to give the maintenance of literature and the exchange among each other a sociable framework without the rules of an association.
1837 to 1852
The members of the founding phase cannot be fully proven from written documents, but can in part be reconstructed from Count Pocci's early drawings. In addition to the three aforementioned founders, Friedrich Beck , Sebastian Franz von Daxenberger , Ernst Ehrenbaum , Ernst Förster , Wilhelm Freiherr von Gumppenberg , Franz von Kobell , Carl Friedrich Philipp von Martius , Hans Ferdinand Maßmann , Karl Friedrich Neumann , Franz Graf von Pocci , Ludwig Steub and Friedrich Wilhelm von Thiersch . Probably Eduard von Schenk also belonged to the society at an early stage, as well as the later Bavarian Justice Minister Karl von Kleinschrod , the painter and writer Alois Büssel, the government councilor and writer Eduard Fentsch, the senior appellant Christian Carl von Glück , the philologist Franz von Paula Hocheder, the Forester Karl Freiherr von Mettingh, the later Reichsrat Julius Freiherr von Niethammer , the botanist Joseph Gerhard Zuccarini , the royal secret council von Ritter, the geologist Karl Emil von Schafhäutl , the lawyer Anton von Schauß , the Germanist Johann Andreas Schmeller , the pandectist Johann Adam von Seuffert , the historian Johann Michael von Soeltl , the lawyer Otto Freiherr von Völderndorff, the State Councilor Carl Weichselbaumer . Since 1843 the poet Friedrich Güll and the painter Moritz von Schwind were also members of the society.
Since 1853
Until 1852 the company had no statutes. Under informality of the then unusual waiver of noble titles, academic ranks in dealing was considered together. Members were also free to come to the meetings or not. The idea was to bring everyone who works as a poet or a writer in Munich to informal gatherings. The only obligation was that each member presented at least one work of his own or one that was of interest to him.
After the Bavarian Association Act of February 26, 1850 enforced an association statute, according to Par. 1 of the association statute of November 24, 1852: "The casual society exists for the purpose of mutual communication of own and third-party achievements in the field of beautiful literature" . In 1854, the circle was expanded so that scientists, artists, doctors, musicians and lawyers could also become members, including Bernhard von Gudden , King Ludwig II's psychiatrist , who was even managing director of the casual for a short time. Politics and religion were the only issues that were not discussed at the "casual" gatherings. In this way, Catholic and Protestant members could “... forge rhymes and glue verses” without friction.
Now time
The "informal society" continues to exist as a traditional gentlemen's club, in which new members are only accepted after being introduced by a "godfather" and only unanimously by way of balling .
Dieter Adam has been the managing director since October 2019 ; From 1985 to 2012 Heinrich Künzler was managing director of the company (dated September 2, 2015), from 2012 to 2019 Jürke Grau .
The casual meet every Wednesday; the foundation festival is traditionally celebrated around Epiphany. The obligatory lectures given by the members of the society at the weekly meetings during the lecture period are handed over to the archive of the casual society in the manuscripts department of the Bavarian State Library . The casual are not a registered association.
Festschriften
A first commemorative publication for the 100th anniversary with many details of the club's history, essays, poems, photographs and z. T. colored drawings, u. a. von Pocci, published in 1937, a second commemorative publication in 1987 for the 150th anniversary Brochure for the 175th anniversary celebration, on June 22, 2012 in the Alte Münze, Munich, 2012.
Significant members
Time specification = duration of membership
- Carl Ludwig Arndts von Arnesberg , lawyer, professor and politician, 1852–1855
- Adolf von Baeyer , chemist (Nobel Prize 1905), 1887–1917
- Karl August Baumeister , school teacher and writer, 1882–1922
- Werner Bergengruen , writer, 1937–1964
- Hermann Baumgarten , historian, 1852–1856
- Friedrich Beck , writer, scholar, 1837–1867
- Eduard Berend , literary scholar, 1912–1927
- Ludwig Boltzmann , physicist and philosopher, 1891–1893
- Felix Dahn , historian, poet, lawyer, 1859–1863
- Erich von Drygalski , geographer, 1907–1949
- Emanuel Geibel , poet, 1852–1858
- Bernhard von Gudden , psychiatrist, 1871–1886
- Franz Hanfstaengl , publisher, photographer, 1855–1877
- August Heisenberg , Byzantinist, 1922–1930
- Paul Heyse , poet (Nobel Prize 1910), 1855–1874
- Georg Hirth , writer, publisher, 1871–1889
- Wilhelm von Kaulbach , painter, director of the art academy, 1852–1874
- Hermann von Kaulbach , painter, 1871–1909
- Karl Klingler , violin virtuoso, composer, music teacher and university lecturer, 1950–1971
- Franz von Kobell , mineralogist, poet, 1837–1882
- Franz Lachner , composer and conductor, 1859–1890
- Max von Lerchenfeld , landowner and member of the Reichstag, 1881–1893
- Hermann Levi , conductor and composer, 1872–1900
- Justus von Liebig , chemist, 1852–1873
- Georg von Liebig , physician and climatologist, 1872–1903
- Rochus von Liliencron , Germanist and historian, 1870–1876
- Wilhelm Lindenschmit the Elder , painter, 1838–1848
- Frank Löbell , mathematician, 1947–1964
- Carl Friedrich Philipp von Martius , natural scientist, botanist and ethnographer, 1837–1868
- Hans Ferdinand Maßmann , Germanist and sports educator, 1837–1843
- Robert von Mohl , constitutional law teacher, diplomat, 1867–1871
- Julius Naue , painter, draftsman, etcher and archaeologist, 1878–1898
- Karl August Freiherr von Perfall , lawyer, composer and director of the Bavarian court theater, 1859–1907
- Max von Pettenkofer , chemist and hygienist, 1852–?
- Theodor August Ludwig Pixis , painter and draftsman, illustrator and etcher, 1863–1907
- Franz Graf von Pocci , draftsman, writer, musician and composer, 1837–1875
- Karl Friedrich Scheid , psychiatrist, 1906–1945
- Arnold Sommerfeld , mathematician and physicist, 1926–1951
- Ludwig Steub , writer and lawyer, 1837–1885
executive Director
- Friedrich Wilhelm von Thiersch (President) 1837–1860
- Ernst Förster 1843–1885
- Bernhard von Gudden 1885–1886
- Franz von Winckel 1886-1892
- Max Haushofer 1892-1900
- Franz von Winckel 1900–1912
- Karl Dürck 1912–1916
- Philipp Maria Halm 1916–1921
- Ernst von Müller 1921–1934
- Gustav Rohmer 1934–1946
- Anton Weiher 1946–1955
- Rudolf Gistl 1955–1959
- Ernst Sommerfeld 1959–1960
- Aloys Wenzl 1960–1966
- Ekhard Nadler 1966–1969
- Alfons Frank 1969–1986
- Heinrich Künzler 1986–2012
- Jürke Grau 2012–2019
- Dieter Adam 2019-
Web links
Homepage of the casual society, Munich .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Franz Steininger: In memory of Dr. Franz von Paula Hocheder , Munich 1856, p. 10.
- ^ Gustav Rohmer: The casual society in Munich 1837-1937; printed as a manuscript , CH Beck'sche Buchdruckerei, Nördlingen 1937, page 6.
- ^ Wulf, Wülfing: Handbook of literary-cultural associations, groups and associations 1825–1933. Metzler, Stuttgart 1988, pp. 502-510.
- ↑ Informal Society: Articles of Association and Management of the Informal Society Resolved in the General Assembly on February 22, 1866 , printed by Dr. Wild'schen Buchdruckerei (Parcus) 1866, Bavarian State Library , signature Bavar. 2535 cgf; BVB ID: BV021006615.
- ↑ Wolfgang Görl in the Süddeutsche Zeitung from 9./10. June 2012, Munich, p. R4, on the 175th anniversary of the casual society in 2012.
- ↑ Casual society: In memory of the foundation festival of the casual society on Epiphany, January 6, 1930 , Verlag CH Beck, Munich 1930, 44 pages.
- ^ Gustav Rohmer: The casual society in Munich 1837-1937; Printed as a manuscript , CH Beck'sche Buchdruckerei, Nördlingen 1937, 166 pages.
- ↑ Informal Society: One Hundred and Fifty Years Informal Society Munich 1837–1987 , University Printing and Publishing House Dr. C. Wolf and Son KG, Munich 1987, 159 pages.