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[Translate to English:] Luther als Mönch

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12. June 2026

Gotha Research Centre awards Luise Dorothea Scholarship for Court Culture Research

The Gotha Research Centre (FZG) of the University of Erfurt is once again awarding a scholarship for the period from 1 October to 31 December 2026 for research into 17th and 18th century court culture to a scholar with an excellent doctorate.

3. June 2026

Male friendship, loyalty and work at Perthes publishing house around 1900

The Gotha Research Library of the University of Erfurt invites you to another public lecture in the series "Perthes in Conversation" on Wednesday, 17 June. This time, under the title „'Hermann Wagner ist mein einziger Freund' – Männerfreundschaft,…

1. June 2026

City Cycling 2026 in Gotha and Erfurt

The University of Erfurt will once again be taking part in the "City Cycling for a Climate-Friendly City Centre" in 2026 – and for the first time not only in Erfurt, but also in Gotha. University members at the Gotha site can now register for the…

29. April 2026

250 Years of the Order of the Illuminati: New Research Puts Gotha in the Spotlight

New research findings from the Illuminati Research Unit at the Gotha Research Centre of the University of Erfurt show that the Order of the Illuminati existed until 1787 – longer than previously thought – and that its final headquarters were in…

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