Invited Guests
Autumn/Winter 2018/2019
As Guest of the winter season 2018/2019 Peter A. Rinck tells of Alexander von Humboldt's visit to Spain on his way to South America from autumn 1798 until June 1799: Research and Science: From Individuals to Societies – Alexander von Humboldt in Spain.
It's a small contribution to the 250th birthday of the great Prussian polymath – and written in English.
Spring/Summer 2018
As Guest of the spring/summer season 2018, Peter de Chamier talks about the history of the detective novel: Der Detektiv in der Literatur.
You can read it here in its entirety. The introduction and the book are in German; an English version is not available yet – but Peter de Chamier's novels are written in English.
Spring/Summer 2017
As Guest of the spring season 2017, Paolo Bianco tells a story about Peristroika and business in Saint Petersburg:
I cervelli di Deviatkino (The brains of Devyatkino).
You can read the introductory paragraphs in English or the entire story in Italian.
Autumn/Winter 2016/2017
As Guest of the autumn season 2016, Peter A. Rinck talks about an excursion into medical history:
A Short History of the Climatic Health Resorts in the Upper Italian Lake District (Kleine Geschichte der klimatischen Kurorte im Oberitalienischen Seengebiet).
You can read it here in its entirety. The introduction and the book are in German; an English version is not available yet.
A free offprint of Peter A. Rinck's An Excursion into the History of Magnetic Resonance Imaging in English can be downloaded from here.
Autumn/Winter 2015/2016
As Guest of the winter season 2015, we meet the recipient of the Pro Academia Prize 2015, Regine C. Schulz.
Her essay gives an impression of the religion of the ancient Egyptians, one of the most successful and long-lived religions of the ancient world. It is in English; a German version is available in your bookshop.
Summer 2015
As Guest of the summer season 2015, we present Alexander von Wyttenbach and his recent book on Reason Subjugated to the Unconscious (Die Vernunft als Untertan des Unbewussten).
You can read it here in its entirety. The introduction and the book are in German; an English version is not available yet.
