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The Landsmannschaft Schottland ("Scotland") is a German
*Georg Bretschneider, former vice president of
Landsmannschaft Schottland - Official website (in German)
{{Authority control 1849 establishments in Germany Student societies in Germany Organisations based in Tübingen 19th-century establishments in Württemberg
The Landsmannschaft Schottland ("Scotland") is a German fraternity
A fraternity (from Latin language, Latin ''wiktionary:frater, frater'': "brother (Christian), brother"; whence, "wiktionary:brotherhood, brotherhood") or fraternal organization is an organization, society, club (organization), club or fraternal ...
– not to be confused with the American variety – situated in Tübingen, a university city in south-western Germany. It is a brotherhood of students and alumni of University of Tübingen, with membership being a lifelong commitment.
''Schottland'' was founded on 19 November 1849. The name comes from an early meeting place of members, a pub called the "Schottei". Since 1905, ''Schottland'' resides in its fraternity house, a multi-storey mansion in the style of a Scottish castle, on the top of a hill overlooking Tübingen.
The members of ''Schottland'' commit themselves to the principles of tolerance and democracy as well as the tradition of " akademisches Fechten" (academic fencing), a variety of fencing. A "Band" (a type of ribbon or sash) in the colours blue-gold-red and the traditional student cap (in Tubingen-style) in blue are worn by members. The colours are derived from the old Scottish royal colours. ''Schottland'' is a member of an association of about 100 fraternities, that practice obligatory fencing and wear colours – the Coburger Convent
The Coburger Convent der akademischen Landsmannschaften und Turnerschaften (abbreviation: CC) is an association of 100 German and Austrian Studentenverbindungen, all of which are based on the principle of tolerance. Its full name is ''Coburger Con ...
.
The fraternity's slogan is ''"Amicitia honos virtus"'' (Latin for: "friendship - honour - virtue") and its motto is ''"Vera amicitia fructus virtutis!"'' (Latin for: "true friendship is the fruit of the virtuous").
Notable members
*Georg Bretschneider, former vice president of Bundesrechnungshof
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*Rolf Emmrich
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Emmrich was born in Freiberg, Saxony. He studied at the University of Tübingen and University of Freiburg (Ph.D. 1936) and subsequently held the positio ...
, professor of internal medicine
*Friedrich Graf Medem, zoologist and representative of the IUCN Crocodiles Specialist Group in South America
*Ernst von Mohl
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Mohl studied philosophy at the University of Tübingen and became a member of Landsmannschaft Schottland. It was during this time ...
, professor in Saint Petersburg
*Hugo Restle, former CEO of ''Agrippina Versicherungs AG'' (insurance company)
*Friedrich von Riekert, DVP-politician in Prussia and member of Reichstag (German Empire)
*Jonathan Roth, BDL
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-politician in Prussia and member of Reichstag (German Empire)
*Karl Friedrich Schmidhuber, professor of Dentistry at the Heidelberg University
* Heinrich Schönfelder, lawyer, founder of the well-known collection of German legal code "Schönfelder"
*Alexander von Zagareli
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, professor at St. Petersburg University and co-founder of Tbilisi State University
External links
Landsmannschaft Schottland - Official website (in German)
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