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Société des Antiquités de Cassel

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Société des Antiquités de Cassel =
Society of Antiquities of Cassel
Founding of the Society
Year
Authority / Notes
1777
According to Volmer (2002), p.91, this Society was founded in 1777 by Landgraf Friedrich II of Hesse-Kassel as the Société des Antiquités. Volmer (2002), p.93 indicates that from 1785 it was officially called the Gesellschaft der Altertümer, and existed until 1806.

According to p.107, footnote 44 of Volmer (2002), with the death of Friedrich II in 1785, his son Wilhelm IX set completely new priorities for the work of the Society: the study of antiquity was to play a much smaller role, and the middle history of Hesse took on some importance.

More historical information is found in: Volmer, Annett. Institutionelle Selbstreflexion und Spätaufklärung in Hessen-Kassel - die Société des Antiquités. Ein Beitrag zur Antikerezeption im 18. Jahrhundert. In Hallesche Beiträge zur Europäischen Aufklärung (Herbst 2003) Hrsg. von Markus Meumann, Holger Zaunstöck. [paging not known, as of 2004, Jan.6.]

Seat of the Society
City
Authority / Notes
Kassel
Germany
Volmer (2002), p.91 describes this Society as a Kasseler Geselleschaft, thus establishing the seat of the Society as Kassel.
Name of the Society
Dates
Name
Authority
1777 - 1785 Société des Antiquités de Cassel Its publication establishes this name. Volmer (2002), p.91 and p.93 establish the start and end dates for this name, but omit the phrase de Cassel from the name.
1785 - 1806 Gesellschaft der Altertümer Volmer (2002), p.93 establishes the start and end dates for this name.
Journals of the Society
Years
Full Journal Title
Abbrev.
Indexed
1780
(T.1)
 
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Mémoires de la Société des Antiquités de Cassel
[GBV German Union cat.]
Mem. de la Soc. des Antiq. de Cassel
[Reuss, v.8, p.27 cites T. I.]
Mem. de la Soc. des Antiquités de Cassel
[Reuss, v.1, p.95 cites T.1.]
Mem. de la Soc. de Cassel
[Reuss, v.8, p.333 cites T.1.]
Reuss

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