{{Short description|German student sports organizations}} thumb|200px|Turnerschafter A '''Turnerschaft''' is a kind of Studentenverbindung, a German student corporation, similar to fraternities in the US and Canada. The Turnerschaften are a sports corps, and students practice the Mensur (academic fencing).
Most Turnerschaften are members of either the Coburger Convent or the Marburger Convent.
==Notable Turnerschaft members== *Christoph Ahlhaus *Karl Andree *Heinrich Biltz *Adolf Butenandt *Otto Dempwolff *Max Eckert-Greifendorff *Franz Etzel *Carl Friedrich Goerdeler *Hugo Junkers *Friedrich August Kekulé von Stradonitz *Eckart von Klaeden *Hermann Löns *Gottfried Münzenberg *Ferdinand Sauerbruch
== References == * Edwin A. Biedermann, "Logen, Clubs und Bruderschaften", Droste-Verlag, 2007, 2.AUfl., {{ISBN|3-7700-1184-8}}, 415 Seiten * [http://www.coburger-convent.de Coburger Convent - Dachverband der akademischen Landsmannschaften und Turnerschaften]
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Category:Student societies in Germany Category:German words and phrases Category:Fencing organizations Category:Historical fencing Category:Fencing in Germany
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