Halle Lectures
Research into the 18th century plays a prominent role in Halle, both at the university's research centres and at the Francke Foundations. This research is carried out in the knowledge that we are working on the foundations of modern society and that history is always a means of critically scrutinising and thus ‘enlightening’ a part of our present. Recently, the relevance of the…
Handel, Halle and the Orphanage
Handel was orphaned at the age of twelve and was still living in Halle when August Hermann Francke established his school town in 1698, which at that time rose up outside the gates of Halle, visible from afar. He probably also followed the development of the foundations, which had become known throughout Europe, during later visits to his hometown – most recently…
»…After all, they make up half of the human race.«
Men often take center stage in the history of foundations, but women also shaped Pietist life from the very beginning. They made a significant contribution to the establishment of the Glaucha institutions—organizational, political, financial, and social. The education of girls was a particular concern of Francke's. The tour highlights the…
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