The patriotic society of 1765 was created on 11 April 1765 in Hamburg as a Hamburgi society to the transport of the arts and useful trades in the epoch of the clearing-up. The initial members followed thereby for the first time in Germany of a movement, which encouragement among other things 1731 with Dublin Society for improving Husbandry, Manufactures and OTHER Useful kind, now Royal Dublin Society, 1753 in London with the Royal Society for the OF kind, Manufactures and Commerce, briefly Royal Society OF kind or RSA, which direct model for the initial members, and the d"´Encouragement de l'Industrie national ones in Paris began.

Already the contemporaries in outgoing 18. Century was considered the society as sample of a clear up-non-profit partnership. Soon after their establishment it received therefore the honouring surname patriotic society. The Patriotismusbegriff had at that time nothing with more exaggerate to do to uncritical native country admiration was far from each Hurrapatriotismus of later epochs of German history. Where Vaterlandsliebe became irrational, she found the resistance of the reconnaissance aircraft, not least to Gotthold Ephraim Lessings, to its closest friends several founders and members of the patriotic society belonged.

The patriotic society knew itself always committed to this Patriotismus of the unselfish transport of the community. In an unusual continuity, which has non-profit) parallels only in few other city states such as Basel and Luebeck (, it remained faithful that for non-profit impulses and goals. This historical inheritance is the reason for the fact that it held to its old name as to their surname.

The patriotic society of 1765 know the introduction of the lightning conductor and the cultivation of potato to Hamburg, which to establishment of the first savings bank in Europe (1778 in connection with the establishment of the general institute for supplying, 1810 dissolved) and the public book resounding Hamburg as well as that Hamburg arm natures and the work proof for dock labourer (a forerunner of the labour office) is attributed. From the indication schools justified by the patriotic society the occupation public education and the professional school Hamburg developed (today university for applied sciences Hamburg). Likewise with support of the patriotic society the museum for art and trade in Hamburg.1767 was created creates it the university for screen end of arts Hamburg.

In recent time the patriotic society of 1765 created for example a non-governmental initiative for mounting of Gedenktafeln and with '' e '' AKTIVOLI a stock exchangestock exchange stock exchange in the Internet for Hamburg.

The house of the patriotic society in the proximity of the comfort bridge was established as building of bricks in support and the brick gothic after the fire of as city hall. Apart from the office, the library and administration there is a large meeting hall. Into the 1920er the building was supplemented.

Important members

• Ernst Georg Sonnin (1713-1794), architect
• Johann George (1728-1800), paedagogue and journalist
• Johann Albert Heinrich Reimarus (1729-1814), physician
• Johann Michael Hudtwalcker (1747-1818), buyer
• George Heinrich Sieveking (1751-1799), buyer

Literature

• Gustav Kowalewski history of the Hamburgi society to the transport of the arts and useful trades (patriotic society. Donated in the year 1765)
• Dr. Sigrid shame brook from the present the future win"… The history of the patriotic society of 1765, Hamburg 2004 (ISBN 3831901740)

Related links

• www.patriotische-gesellschaft.de

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