The Efferenn's Trust was founded in 1881 by the

last will A will and testament is a legal document that expresses a person's (testator) wishes as to how their property ( estate) is to be distributed after their death and as to which person (executor) is to manage the property until its final distribut ...

of the independent gentleman

Carl August Efferenn Carl may refer to: *Carl, Georgia, city in USA *Carl, West Virginia, an unincorporated community *Carl (name), includes info about the name, variations of the name, and a list of people with the name *Carl², a TV series * "Carl", an episode of tel ...

. The starting capital was 40,000 Marks, i.e. today approximately €250,000. The trust was managed by the academic officers of

University of Tübingen The University of Tübingen, officially the Eberhard Karl University of Tübingen (; ), is a public research university located in the city of Tübingen, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. The University of Tübingen is one of eleven German Excellenc ...

. It was primarily set up for supporting a relative of the donor, who studied in Tübingen. If no candidate of the family applied, the

scholarship A scholarship is a form of Student financial aid, financial aid awarded to students for further education. Generally, scholarships are awarded based on a set of criteria such as academic merit, Multiculturalism, diversity and inclusion, athleti ...

could be given to a poor but intelligent student of the university, if he was a

protestant Protestantism is a branch of Christianity that emphasizes Justification (theology), justification of sinners Sola fide, through faith alone, the teaching that Salvation in Christianity, salvation comes by unmerited Grace in Christianity, divin ...

and from

Württemberg Württemberg ( ; ) is a historical German territory roughly corresponding to the cultural and linguistic region of Swabia. The main town of the region is Stuttgart. Together with Baden and Province of Hohenzollern, Hohenzollern, two other histo ...

. Carl August Efferenn and K. von der Becke published 1878–1881 in Tübingen a mainly handwritten booklet with the family tree, data, drawings and excerpts to the

genealogy Genealogy () is the study of families, family history, and the tracing of their lineages. Genealogists use oral interviews, historical records, genetic analysis, and other records to obtain information about a family and to demonstrate kin ...

of the Tübingen line of Efferrenn family, which is still kept by the university library. The booklet contains a printed copy of the

statute A statute is a law or formal written enactment of a legislature. Statutes typically declare, command or prohibit something. Statutes are distinguished from court law and unwritten law (also known as common law) in that they are the expressed wil ...

s of the Efferenn's Trust.

External links

* Carl August Efferenn and K. von der Becke
Stammbaum und Daten, Zeichnungen und Exzerpte zur Genealogie der Familie Efferenn (Tübinger Linie).
Tübingen 1878–1881. University of Tübingen Wills and trusts {{Germany-university-stub