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German Culture & Education

German Educational Institutions:

University of Gottingen: Georg-August-Universitat Gottingen
University of Halle: Martin-Luther-Universitat Halle-Wittenberg
University of Breslau: Universitat Breslau
University of Erlangen: Friedrich-Alexander-Universitat Erlangen-Nurnberg
University of Heidelberg: Ruprecht-Karls-Universitat Heidelberg

University of Leipzig: Universitat Leipzig
University of Rostock: Universitat Rostock
University of Greifswald: Ernst-Moritz-Arndt-Universitat Greifswald
University of Freiburg: Albert-Ludwigs-Universitat Freiburg
University of Munich: Ludwig-Maximilians-Universitat Munchen
University of Mainz: Johannes Gutenberg-Universitat Mainz
University of Tubingen: Eberhard Karls Universitat Tubingen
University of Marburg: Philipps-Universitat Marburg

Univerity of Giessen: Justus Liebig-Universitat Giessen
University of Hannover: Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Universitat Hannover
University of Hohenheim: Universitat Hohenheim
Technical University of Ilmenau: Technische Universitat Ilmenau
University of Jena: Friedrich-Schiller-Universitat Jena
University of Karlsruhe: Universitat Karlsruhe
University of Kiel: Christian-Albrechts-Universitat zu Kiel
University of Marburg: Philipps-Universitat Marburg
University of Munster: Westfalische Wilhelms-Universitat Munster
University of Stuttgart: Universitat Stuttgart
University of Wurzburg: Julius-Maximilians-Universitat Wurzburg



German Orchestra:


Royal Orchestra: Staatskapelle Berlin
The Berlin Philharmonic: Berliner Philharmonisches Orchester
Founded in 1882 by a group of break away mucicians the Berlin Philharmonic has become, under the leadership of Hans von Bulow one of the premier orchestra' in Germany.
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August 1900: During the International Congress of Mathematicians in Paris held this month, the German participant David Hilbert presented 10 exceptional mathematical problems. There are rumours circulating that they will soon be published in an enlarged volume.
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2 July, 1900: Luftschiff Zeppelin made its first flight over lake Constance. The flight was considered a succes, but a slight accident damaged the Zeppelin when it was being brought back to its hangar. More flights are scheduled.
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April 1901: Following its founding in 1900 the German Football association, Deutscher Fussball-Bund, has steadily been increasing the popularity of football. The Crown Prince has made an extensive donation, making it possible to organise the first country wide German football tournament: the Kronprinzenpokal.
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Last Week of June, 1901: This year's annual Kiel Week, which includes the Kiel regatta has been a major success. The mood was festive and the weather good.
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January 1902: Count Zeppelin has left to the United States following several offers of funding from influential businessmen. He has brought most of his scientists who worked for him in Germany with him and hopes to construct several new prototypes of his flying machine, proving its feasibility to the world.
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November 1902: Duisberg, the head of Bayer AG has sent a team of specialists to the United States to see if a factory can be opened there. It is hoped that the construction of big plant in the US will allow the manufacture of Phenacetin.
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January 1903: A new book has been published on the history of Germany and how it has been influenced by Frederick the Great. The Historian has in particularly stressed the openness which Frederick felt towards people of other races and religions. The view to which Frederick subscribed that mixing races made for a strong people is elaborately and clearly explained.

As a final conclusion the historian puts forth the idea that the rise of German power has to a great extent been the responsibility of Fredericks policy of inviting migrants into Germany. The mix of Germans, Poles, Austrians, Italians, Balts, Russians and Jews is argued to have created the Germany which now exists.

The books has caused quite a stir considering it has gone against many deep-rooted feelings of xenophobia in German society. However the book, coupled with the emancipation of the Jews, which is practically complete and many of whom have joined the new Imperial Civil Service of the Federal Foreign Office is having a great effect throughout Germany.
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June 1903: Germany has formed a national football squad from all the different regional teams which have been playing over the last two years. The team hopes to play several other foreign sides in friendly matches. Invitations will be extended to the Netherlands, Russia, Denmark, France, Britain, Italy and the USA.
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July 1903: The Kaiser, after having read of the exploits of the Norwegian ship Fram and her intrepid crew has commissioned three German expeditions. Hopefully the ship Fram will be sent to the South Pole to explore it as much as possible. In addition several German biologists and other scientists will be aboard to advance the human knowledge of the area. The expedition is expected to take two years.
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January 1904: A German expedition has left for the South Pole for three years. It consists of two ships, operated by navy personal and carrying German scientists, ranging from biologists to cartographers. One of the ships was specially rebuilt to hold any of the research equipment needed. Sadly, the Framm was not availeble.

January 1907: The Imperial German Foreign Office has announced the creation of the Goethe Institute, whoch shall promote Germany abroad. It shal open several cultural centres around the world. The idea is that these centers shall familiarise foreigners with German ways and shall allow Germans living in other countries to remain in contact with the fatherland. Amongst other the centres will provide language courses, sell literature have a German style cafe and possibly saturday and sunday school for German children, or those of German descent living abroad. The first centres shall be opened in Kopenhagen, Stockholm, Oslo, New York, Los Angeles, Buenos Aires, Madrid, Rome, Constantinople and London.
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10 June 1907: It has been announced today that there shall be a three game football series against Austria-Hungary. The first game shall be played on 8 August 1907.

The German international squad shall be selected from the regional teams of the Deutscher Fussball-Bund. It is expected that the three matches will be hard, with some excellent Czech and Austrian footballers expected to be fielded by the AH team. However the German side shall train rigorously in the coming months and shall include a host of expert footballers from several prominent German clubs, including, but not limited to Preussische Berliner, Berliner SV 1892, BFC Viktoria 1889, VfB Leipzig and Karlsruher FV.
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24 August, 1907: The German national football side won the second match of the Kaiser Cup today in Berlin. The Kaiserlich und Koniglich wanted to consolidate their lead after the close run affair in Vienna earlier this month. For the Mannschaft, it was imperative they win this match if they wanted to retain the chance of winning the Kaiser Cup.

The match started well for Germany, with a long pass ending in a header goal by the German centre back. However the K.u.K responded swiftly and in the 28th minute a foul in front of the German goal led to a penalty. Only an incredible save by the keeper kept Germany ahead. The score at half time was 1-0.

Several changes were made in both teams during half time. The Germans brought on an extra striker, changing their formation from 4-4-2 to 4-3-3. With the K.u.K dominating most of the second half this seemed like a mistake of the coach, but he kept his cool and made no other changes. Finally, cheered on by the large crowd which had assembled the Mannschaft managed to score a second goal in the 85th minute, securing their victory. The final score was 2-0 in favour of Germany.

The final match in Prague will now decide which country shall win the Kaiser Cup.
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19 March 1909: Zeppelin I took to the air and flew around for 90 minutes, the longest controlled flight for such a contraption until now. This opens the possibility for passenger transport by way of the air, even though much work remains to be done.
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February 1910: "The Lubeck Swedes Ice Hockey" team has been founded in Lubeck. They hope that they will be able to join in the Swedish competition as there is no league in Germany. It is hoped that the Swedish Ice Hockey authorities will let the team play this season.
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January, 1911: The Kaiser Wilhelm Society has been founded in Germany to support the natural sciences through entities separate from the government administration. Funding is largely external and private. Walther Bothe, Peter Debye, Albert Einstein, Fritz Haber, Otto Hahn and Werner Heisenberg are some of the prominent scientific minds placed on the board of directors to ensure its success.
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February, 1911: The Kaiser has given his personal statement of congratulations to the Buffalo Germans whom have lost their first game in over three seasons at basketball. The team won 111 games in a row before being defeated. The team is also heavily involved in barnstorming. Wilhelm II marked them as making the Empire proud and adding to its glory.
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June, 1911: The Reichstag has held a vote to donate $25,000,000 to the German Museum of Masterpieces of Science and Technology (Deutsches Museum von Meisterwerken der Naturwissenschaft und Technik) in order to expand the floor space and acquire new exhibits. Alfred Maul's experimental rockets are amongst the new additions to the inventory open to the public to display German accomplishments to the rest of the world. It is rapidly becoming the largest and most visited museum of technology and science.
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February, 1912: The Kaiser Wilhelm Institute in Berlin has assembled a brain trust of some of the world's brightest minds following its foundation in 1911. Fritz Haber (the inventor of the Haber-Bosch Process) has taken on Albert Einstein, who has returned from Switzerland, to run the Physics Institute and serve as a vice president under Haber. He will also teach, but at a limited level, at Humboldt University. The Reichstag has planned to include special grants to the Institute for research and development in upcoming fiscal years hoping this will continue to drive German technology forward.

Herbert Freundlich, James Franck, Paul Friedlander, Rudolf Ladenburg, Michael Polanyi, Eugene Wigner, Ladislaus Farkas, Hartmut Kallmann, Otto Hahn, Robert Havemann, Karl Friedrich Bonhoeffer, Iwan N. Stranski, Ernst Ruska, Max von Laue, Gerhard Borrmann, Rudolf Brill, Kurt Moliere, Jochen Block, Heinz Gerischer, Rolf Hosemann, Kurt Ueberreiter, Alexander Bradshaw, Elmar Zeitler, and Gerhard Ertl are just some of the distinguished scientists.

Recently also added in February were Paul Ehrlich to the medical institute and the esteemed Ludwig Aschoff to the run the Institute of Pathology.
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15 February, 1912: The Deutsche Lebens-Rettungs-Gesellschaft (DLRG) has been formed in Leipzig with the goal of improving public safety awareness and preparing German citizens with essential skills in and around water. Amongst the things the group will seek to accomplish are:

Teach swimming and self-rescue to the public
Educate people about the dangers of swimming and how to avoid them
Teach and train rescue swimming
Basic and advanced training in First Aid
Help and technical safety support for water related activities
Providing lifeguards at public places
Perform rescue related exercises and water sports competitions
Environmental protection at, on and in waters.
Cooperation with German civil defense, especially concerning floods.

The group will be privately funded through donations and by volunteers running its operations.
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