CELEBRITY POSTCARD OF LUCIANO ALBERTINI
CELEBRITY POSTCARD OF LUCIANO ALBERTINI (1882–1945), Italian actor and producer 1920s, postcard, private possession
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THE TYPICAL FACE
THE TYPICAL FACE The focus on the face had another dimension. Photographers on the left and right of the political spectrum of the Weimar Republic attempted to classify and order the social world via the face. Individual expression was replaced by ethnic groups or professions.Erich Retzlaff’s popular illustrated books are representative of this. In the
SEVEN POSTCARDS OF GÖTTINGEN PROFESSORS IN THE MUNICH MEDICINE WEEKLY NEWSPAPER
SEVEN POSTCARDS OF GÖTTINGEN PROFESSORS IN THE MUNICH MEDICINE WEEKLY NEWSPAPER photographers: Erich Retzlaff, A. Schmidt, photos State and University Library of Göttingen, Voit Collection MAX VOIT (1876–1949) Professor of Anatomy (top) HUGO FUCHS (1875–1954) Professor of Anatomy (top) GEORG BENNO GRUBER (1884–1977) Professor of Pathology (top) EUGEN VON HIPPEL (1867–1939) Professor of Ophthalmology (center) HERMANN
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SEVEN POSTCARDS FROM THE SERIES “PORTRAITS OF GÖTTINGEN PROFESSORS”
SEVEN POSTCARDS FROM THE SERIES “PORTRAITS OF GÖTTINGEN PROFESSORS” Free Student Body Göttingen Atelier Fr. Struckmeyer Göttingen, date unknown, postcards State and University Library of Göttingen, Voit Collection / City Museum of Göttingen (from left to right) PAUL JENSEN (1868–1952) Professor of Physiology (top) JAKOB WACKERNAGEL (1853–1938) Professor of Indo-Germanic Linguistics (top) LUDWIG PRANDTL (1875–1953) Head of
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TEN POSTCARDS FROM THE SERIES “PORTRAITS OF GÖTTINGEN’S PROFESSORS”
TEN POSTCARDS FROM THE SERIES “PORTRAITS OF GÖTTINGEN’S PROFESSORS” Hg. Deuerlich’sche bookstore studio Hanna Kunsch, date unknown, postcards State and University Library of Göttingen, Voit Collection DAVID HILBERT (1862–1943) Professor of Mathematics (top) HUGO FUCHS (1875–1954) Professor of Anatomy (top) LUDWIG PRANDTL (1875–1953) Head of the Aerodynamic Research Institute Göttingen (top) MAX VOIT (1876–1949) Professor of Anatomy
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SILHOUETTES FROM THE FRIENDSHIP ALBUM OF GREGORIUS VON BERZEVICZY
SILHOUETTES FROM THE FRIENDSHIP ALBUM OF GREGORIUS VON BERZEVICZY, Artist unknown, around 1784–1786, silhouettes, Art Collection of the University of Göttingen
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The twelve silhouettes displayed here are from the friendship album owned by the Hungarian student Gregorius von Berzeviczy (1763 -1822). During his studies at Göttingen, he collected 41 silhouettes of the then-active professors in Göttingen, some of their wives, as well as those of some renowned fellow students.
DOROTHEA VON SCHLÖZER
From the 17th century onwards, new places of knowledge had arisen through princely courts, academies and scholarly salons, which offered certain opportunities for women, especially those coming from noble backgrounds. Yet, the path to the university was still reserved for men. Dorothea von Schlözer (1770-1825) overcame the first hurdle on the way to a university
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WHO IS HILBERT?
David Hilbert (1862-1943) looks up from his desk and stares at the viewers of his portrait directly in the eyes, as if his reading session had only just been briefly interrupted. It is noteworthy that Hilbert’s 1928 painting was executed as a classical oil painting and was thus created at a time when photography was