Gesetzlose Gesellschaft zu Berlin
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The Gesetzlose Gesellschaft zu Berlin (literally, lawless' Society as it had no internal rules), is a social society founded in Berlin
in 1809 in the aftermath of the Battle of Jena-Auerstedt
to press for the reform of Prussia
n government and society.
Berlin
Berlin is the capital city of Germany and is one of the 16 states of Germany. With a population of 3.45 million people, Berlin is Germany's largest city. It is the second most populous city proper and the seventh most populous urban area in the European Union...
in 1809 in the aftermath of the Battle of Jena-Auerstedt
Battle of Jena-Auerstedt
The twin battles of Jena and Auerstedt were fought on 14 October 1806 on the plateau west of the river Saale in today's Germany, between the forces of Napoleon I of France and Frederick William III of Prussia...
to press for the reform of Prussia
Prussia
Prussia was a German kingdom and historic state originating out of the Duchy of Prussia and the Margraviate of Brandenburg. For centuries, the House of Hohenzollern ruled Prussia, successfully expanding its size by way of an unusually well-organized and effective army. Prussia shaped the history...
n government and society.
in German
- Die Gesetzlose Gesellschaft zu Berlin. Gegründet am 4. November 1809. Berlin 1959. 148 p.,
- Clemens August Carl Klenze: Philipp Buttmann und die Gesetzlosen am 4./5. Dezember 1934 - eine Handschrift für die Mitglieder der gesetzlosen Gesellschaft; printed at Reimar, 1834, Berlin, also as google book: http://books.google.com/books?id=0NINAAAAIAAJ&dq=gesetzlose+gesellschaft&printsec=frontcover&source=bl&ots=_bx2vN_8Ry&sig=WFq_XRQk_4wGQANEwTc_InVihYY&hl=de&ei=zCMxSp7OKNi9-Qad0szqAQ&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=5#PPA2,M1
- Andreas Arndt / Wolfgang Virmond: Hegel und die „Gesetzlose Gesellschaft“, in: Hegel-Studien 20 (1985), p.113-116
- Walter Boeckh: Ernst Moritz Arndt und sein Berliner Freundeskreis aus der „Gesetzlosen" und „Griechischen Gesellschaft" in: Zeitschrift des Vereins für die Geschichte Berlins, 54, 1937
- Die Gesetzlose Gesellschaft zu Berlin. Festschrift zum 100jährigen Bestehen. 1809-1909.
- Supplement to Allgemeine Preußische Staatszeitung No. 177, 28. June 1829