Within the framework of the marine and polar research programmes funded by the Federal Government, many gaps in basic knowledge about the sea as an ecosystem and the links between the oceans and climate development have been closed, especially in recent years. Cooperation with partners from the former Eastern Bloc has considerably expanded the research opportunities, which has had an…
The new Prussian Dictionary was founded in 1951 with the aim of recording the vocabulary of the German dialects spoken in East and West Prussia until 1945 and preparing it under principles of linguistic geography.
The aim of the project is the investigation of the residence and court in the late medieval German Empire (1200-1600) in European comparison. The federal structure of Germany, the competition between its numerous cities is investigated at its roots: the origin of the sovereign residences in the late Middle Ages. This is closely linked to the growth of courts, the most important centres of power in…
The task of the research centre is the critical edition of the writings and the estate of the theologian, philosopher, philologist and secretary of the Academy Friedrich Daniel Ernst Schleiermacher (1768 - 1834), one of the most distinguished figures in the intellectual history of the 19th century. A critical edition of the writings, the estate and the exchange of letters has long been a…
Friedrich Schleiermacher's sermons are important documents of his activity and his effectiveness, both theologically and rhetorically. They have received great attention from his contemporaries and in the following history of theology. Schleiermacher's own sermon publications and sermon transcripts from his auditorium are available from all epochs of his life. The sermon corpus known so far (584…
The focus of the joint research project is the investigation of settlement and settlements in the vicinity of Slavic centres of power in the southern Baltic Sea area on the northern border of the Slavic settlement area. The three selected study areas each comprise the surroundings of important centres of power belonging to the group of trading venues, bounded to rivers and seas, as well as early…