1791
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According to Eichler (1993), p.193, this
Society was founded on 1791, August 31.
There is a record in the
GVB German Union cat. for the
following 1791 title:
Statuten der von Sr. Königl. Majestät von Preußen
allerhöchst bestätigten märkischen ökonomischen
Gesellschaft zu Potsdam.
This makes it clear that its name at founding was
Märkische Ökonomische Gesellschaft zu Potsdam.
Eichler (1993), p.223 indicates that the
Märkische Ökonomische Gesellschaft zu Potsdam retained
its original form until 1822, when it was transformed into the
Königlich Preußische Ökonomische Gesellschaft zu
Potsdam und Frankfurt an der Oder.
A record in the GVB German Union
cat.
gives a slightly different account.
This record indicates that beginning in 1822, the name is given with the
word for "Society" in plural form:
Königlich Preußischen Märkischen
Ökonomischen Gesellschaften zu Potsdam und Frankfurth an der Oder.
It is not clear whether the Gesellschaften is a misprint.
In any case, the record indicates that, later on, the name of the Society
was Königlich-Preußische Märkische
Ökonomische Gesellschaft zu Potsdam.
Eichler (1993), p.223 goes on to say that in
1843 it merged with a series of small agricultural associations in the
province to become the
Landwirtschaftlicher Zentralverein für den Regierungsbezirk
Potsdam, but that this was broadened later to the
Landwirtschaftlicher Zentralverein für
die Mark Brandenburg und die Niederlausitz.
Several catalogue records in the
GVB German Union cat.
gives a slightly different account.
They give the name as
Landwirthschaftlicher Provinzial-Verein für die Mark Brandenburg
und Niederlausitz from 1843 to 1869 and from 1871 to 1889, and the
name
Landwirthschaftlicher Central-Verein für den Regierungsbezirk
Potsdam for the year 1870.
We have found no trace of the existence of this Society past 1889.
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