Science

World knowledge around 1700

StipendiatInnenkolloquium in den Franckeschen Stiftungen.

National and international young academics and established researchers from various disciplines work at the Francke Foundations every year thanks to the scholarship programme.

Sample pages from the Epistelliedern der Sontage und fürnemsten Feste des gantzen Jahres by Martin Opitz

Digitisation, indexing and editing projects are being carried out, in part with cooperation partners and within the framework of third-party funding. They serve as a basis for own academic research projects and invite external scholars to study the unique sources.

World Map of the Duke of Burgundy, copperplate engraving by Alexis Hubert Jaillot, Paris 1694

Academic cooperation links the Francke Foundations with partner institutions and scholars from various disciplines all over the world.

The Francke Foundations have two unique collections: the Historical Library and the cultural-historical Archive. The collections are comprehensively indexed and accessible online.

Here you will find an overview of the collections in the Archive and Library of the Francke Foundations. specialist information about the collections

Ein junger Wissenschaftler und eine junge Wissenschaftlerin beugen sich im Lesesaal konzentriert über eine historische Quelle.

Thanks to a generous fund by Dr. Liselotte Kirchner (Offenbach), the Francke Foundations are able to award research grants. Scholarship

Scientific Facilities

Wie die Kulissen in einem barocken Theater ragen die Bücherregale der Historischen Bibliothek in den Saal.

The Study Centre is dedicated to the preservation, cataloguing and research of the holdings of the library and archives of the Francke Foundations. Details

Participants of an international round table discussion in the Freylinghausen Hall

Teaching, research, promotion and networking: The Research Department provides scientific impetus for research into the long 18th century and beyond. Details

Auf einem Büchertisch liegen eine Auswahl der Publikationen des Verlags der Franckeschen Stiftungen aus: Ausstellungskataloge, wissenschaftliche Schriften, Bildbände und Kinderbücher.

Exhibition catalogues, opulent illustrated books, exciting source texts and renowned research literature belong to the broad spectrum of the tradition-rich publishing house. Details

In der Kunst- und Naturalienkammer untersuchen Forscherinnen und Forscher aus Indien und Deutschland die Palmblatthandschriften aus den Beständen der Franckeschen Stiftungen.

Numerous scientific institutions on the campus of the Francke Foundations provide unique networking opportunities and intensive interdisciplinary cooperation. Details

Current Events

Science

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Tuesday, 09/26/2023

1:00 pmVortragHaus 22-24

Wednesday, 09/27/2023

3:00 pmTagung

Thursday, 09/28/2023

9:00 amTagungHaus 52

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Dr. Liselotte Kirchner-Scholarship

Cataloguing, Research, Publications

International Cooperation and Networking

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Study Centre August Hermann Francke

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Forum Science

Current Events

Tuesday, 09/26/2023

Coffee Lectures im Studienzentrum: Wissenswertes zur Kaffeepause

Wednesday, 09/27/2023

»Halle Pietism and the ›Orient‹ – Dynamics of Global Religious Interactions in the Eighteenth Century«

Thursday, 09/28/2023

»Hallescher Pietismus und der ›Orient‹ – Dynamiken globaler religiöser Interaktionen im 18. Jahrhundert«

Silke Viehmann

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