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Hessische Akademische Gesellschaft der Wissenschaften =
Societas Academica Scientiarum Principalis Hassiaca Giessae Cattorum

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Hessische Akademische Gesellschaft der Wissenschaften =
Societas academica scientiarum Principalis Hassiaca Giessae Cattorum =
Hessian Academic Society of Sciences in Giessen
Founding of the Society
Year
Authority / Notes
1767
According to Zur Geschichte der Medizinischen Fakultät (a webpage on the history of the Faculty of Medicine at Justus-Liebig Universität Giessen), the Hessische Akademische Gesellschaft der Wissenschaften, which was founded in 1767 by Hermann von Riedesel and which had as secretary of its Medical Class Chr. L. Nebel, existed for only seven years. When it was dissolved in 1774, only a single volume of the Acta philosophico-medica societatis academicae scientiarum principalis hassiacae had appeared, namely the volume for the year 1771.
Seat of the Society
City
Authority / Notes
Giessen (in Hesse)
Germany
This location is supported by the name of its journal.
Name of the Society
Dates
Name
Authority
1767 - 1774 Hessische Akademische Gesellschaft der Wissenschaften = Societas academica scientiarum Principalis Hassiaca Giessae Cattorum Zur Geschichte der Medizinischen Fakultät establishes this German name and the start and end dates of the Society; GBV German Union cat. establishes the Latin name (which includes the city name in it).
Journals of the Society
Years
Full Journal Title
Abbrev.
Indexed
1771
 
A
Acta Philosophico Medica Societatis Academicae Scientiarum Principalis Hassiacae Giessae Cattorum
One record in the GBV German Union cat. establishes the date of publication. Another record in the GBV German Union cat. establishes the full name of the publication, including the terminal phrase Hassiacae Giessae Cattorum, which was missing in the other record; it also gives the lating name of the Society.
[GBV German Union cat.]
Acta Hassiaca
[Pogg, v.1, col.117 cites 1771.]
Acta Hassiaca
[Reuss, v.3, p.56 cites A. 1771; v.3, p.81 cites A. 1771; v.4, p.21 cites A. 1771; v.7, p.14 cites A. 1771; v.7, p.35 cites A. 1771.]
Pogg
Reuss

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