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Turnerschaft

A Turnerschaft is a kind of Studentenverbindung, a German student corporation, similar to fraternities in the US and Canada. The Turnerschaften are a sports corps, and students practice the Mensur (academic fencing).

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Most Turnerschaften are members of either the Coburger Convent or the Marburger Convent.

Notable Turnerschaft members

  • Christoph Ahlhaus
  • Karl Andree
  • Heinrich Biltz
  • Adolf Butenandt
  • Otto Dempwolff
  • Max Eckert-Greifendorff
  • Franz Etzel
  • Carl Friedrich Goerdeler
  • Hugo Junkers
  • Friedrich August Kekulé von Stradonitz
  • Eckart von Klaeden
  • Hermann Löns
  • Gottfried Münzenberg
  • Ferdinand Sauerbruch

    • Literature

  • Edwin A. Biedermann, "Logen, Clubs und Bruderschaften", Droste-Verlag, 2007, 2.AUfl., ISBN 3-7700-1184-8, 415 Seiten

    • References

    Turnerschaft Wikipedia
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