# Turnerschaft

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{{Short description|German student sports organizations}}
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A '''Turnerschaft''' is a kind of [Studentenverbindung](/source/Studentenverbindung), a German student corporation, similar to [fraternities](/source/fraternity) in the US and Canada. The Turnerschaften are a sports corps, and students practice the [Mensur](/source/Mensur) (academic fencing).

Most Turnerschaften are members of either the [Coburger Convent](/source/Coburger_Convent) or the [Marburger Convent](/source/Marburger_Convent).

==Notable Turnerschaft members==
*[Christoph Ahlhaus](/source/Christoph_Ahlhaus)
*[Karl Andree](/source/Karl_Andree)
*[Heinrich Biltz](/source/Heinrich_Biltz)
*[Adolf Butenandt](/source/Adolf_Butenandt)
*[Otto Dempwolff](/source/Otto_Dempwolff)
*[Max Eckert-Greifendorff](/source/Max_Eckert-Greifendorff)
*[Franz Etzel](/source/Franz_Etzel)
*[Carl Friedrich Goerdeler](/source/Carl_Friedrich_Goerdeler)
*[Hugo Junkers](/source/Hugo_Junkers)
*[Friedrich August Kekulé von Stradonitz](/source/Friedrich_August_Kekul%C3%A9_von_Stradonitz)
*[Eckart von Klaeden](/source/Eckart_von_Klaeden)
*[Hermann Löns](/source/Hermann_L%C3%B6ns)
*[Gottfried Münzenberg](/source/Gottfried_M%C3%BCnzenberg)
*[Ferdinand Sauerbruch](/source/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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