- Tübinger Stift
Tübinger Stift is a hall of residence and teaching of the
Protestant Church inWürttemberg , located in the university city ofTübingen . It was founded in 1536 by Duke Ulrich for Württemberg born students who want to be ministers orteacher s. They receive a scholarship which consists of boarding, lodging and further support. At the Stift during all times from beginning high importance is placed onPhilosophy andPhilology . Among students and tutors have been famous theologians, philosophers, poets and savants of other arts and sciences.Famous students from the past
* Nikodemus Frischlin, poet, playwright, humanist, mathematician, astronomer (1547 - 1590)
*Michael Maestlin , astronomer, mathematician (1550 - 1631)
*Johannes Kepler , astronomer (1571 - 1630)
*Johann Valentin Andreae , theologian (1586 - 1654)
*Wilhelm Schickhardt , theologian, astronomer, universal scientist (1592 - 1635)
*Johann Albrecht Bengel , theologian (1687 - 1752)
*Friedrich Christoph Oetinger , theologian (1702 - 1782)
*Karl Friedrich Reinhard , French politician and diplomate (1761 - 1837)
*Karl Philipp Conz , poet, writer (1762 - 1827)
*Friedrich Hölderlin , poet (1770 - 1843)
*Georg Hegel , philosopher (1770 - 1831)
*Friedrich Schelling , philosopher (1775 - 1854)
*Gustav Schwab , minister, poet, writer (1792 - 1850)
*Ferdinand Christian Baur , theologian (1792 - 1860)
*August Pauly , philologist (1796 - 1845)
*Wilhelm Hauff , writer (1802 - 1827)
*Wilhelm Waiblinger , poet, writer (1804 - 1830)
*Eduard Mörike , minister and poet (1804 - 1875)
*Friedrich Theodor Vischer , writer, professor of literature (1807 - 1887)
* David Friedrich Strauß, theologian, philosopher, writer (1808 - 1874)
*Hermann Kurz , poet, writer (1813 - 1873)
*Eduard Zeller , theologian, philosopher (1814 - 1908)
*Georg Herwegh , poet, revolutionist (1817 - 1875)
*Ferdinand von Hochstetter , geologist, naturalist (1829 - 1884)
*Albert Schäffle , economist, sociologist, politician (1831 - 1903)
*Eberhard Nestle , theologian, orientalist (1851 - 1913)
*Hans Vaihinger , philosopher (1852 - 1933)
*Johannes Hieber , politician (1862 - 1951)
*Karl Heim , theologian (1874 - 1958)
*Edwin Hoernle , politician (1883 - 1952)Quote
*"One need merely say «Tübingen Seminary» to understand what German philosophy is at bottom—an insidious theology." –
Friedrich Nietzsche Literature references
* Martin Leube: "Das Tübinger Stift: 1770 – 1950; Geschichte des Tübinger Stifts." Stuttgart, Steinkopf (1954)
* Reinhard Breymayer: "Freimaurer vor den Toren des Tübinger Stifts: Masonischer Einfluss auf Hölderlin?" In: "Tubingensia: Impulse zur Stadt- und Universitätsgeschichte. Festschrift für Wilfried Setzler zum 65. Geburtstag". Hrsg. von Sönke Lorenz und Volker [Karl] Schäfer in Verbindung mit dem Institut für Geschichtliche Landeskunde und Historische Hilfswissenschaften der Universität Tübingen. Redaktion: Susanne Borgards. (Ostfildern:) Jan Thorbecke Verlag, 2008 (Tübinger Bausteine zur Landesgeschichte, 10), pp. 355 – 395. - ISBN 978-3-7995-5510-4.External links
* [http://www.uni-tuebingen.de/EVSTIFT/ Tübinger Stift]
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