The Geographic Society in Hamburg (german: Geographische Gesellschaft in Hamburg, GGH) is a non-profit, educational institution based in

Hamburg (male), (female) en, Hamburger(s), Hamburgian(s) , timezone1 = Central (CET) , utc_offset1 = +1 , timezone1_DST = Central (CEST) , utc_offset1_DST = +2 , postal ...

whose aims is to establish and maintain connections between science with the state and the economy as well as society more generally. For many years the city's first mayor also acted as president of the Geographical Society at the same time. The Institute of Geography of the

University of Hamburg The University of Hamburg (german: link=no, Universität Hamburg, also referred to as UHH) is a public research university in Hamburg, Germany. It was founded on 28 March 1919 by combining the previous General Lecture System ('' Allgemeines Vor ...

regularly hosts lectures delivered by the GGH. Along with the

Hamburg Colonial Institute The Hamburg Colonial Institute (german: Hamburgisches Kolonialinstitut) was a higher education establishment founded in 1908 by the City of Hamburg with the support of Bernhard Dernburg, head of the Imperial Colonial Office. In 1919 he was merged ...

, founded in 1908, it helped prepare the way for the establishment of the University of Hamburg in 1919.

Foundation

The society was founded in 1873 as organisation to promote

geography Geography (from Greek: , ''geographia''. Combination of Greek words ‘Geo’ (The Earth) and ‘Graphien’ (to describe), literally "earth description") is a field of science devoted to the study of the lands, features, inhabitants, and ...

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Germany Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country in Europe after Russia, and the most populous member state of the European Union. Germany is situated betwe ...

. The first Annual Report, ''Jahresbericht der Geographischen Gesellschaft'' was published for 1873–4.

Gustav Heinrich Kirchenpauer Gustav Heinrich Kirchenpauer (2 February 1808 – 3 March 1887) was a jurist, journalist and natural history researcher. His zoological publications are considered to be a significant contribution to knowledge of hydroids and bryozoans. Kirche ...

was the original president, with Ludwig Friedrichsen as the first secretary and

Georg Friedrich Wilhelm Rümker Georg Friedrich Wilhelm Rümker (December 31, 1832 – March 3, 1900) was a German astronomer. Biography Born at Hamburg, Georg Rümker was the son of Carl Ludwig Christian Rümker. He was astronomer at the observatory at Durham, England, from 18 ...

as second secretary. There were 228 members at the end of March 1874, Otto Moritz von Vegesack, a founding member and diplomat representing the

Russian Empire The Russian Empire was an empire and the final period of the Russian monarchy from 1721 to 1917, ruling across large parts of Eurasia. It succeeded the Tsardom of Russia following the Treaty of Nystad, which ended the Great Northern War. ...

having died early that month.

Online resources

''Jahresbericht der Geographischen Gesellschaft 1873-5''

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References

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