Societas Philologica Lipsiensis =
Philologische Gesellschaft in Leipzig

Societas Philologica Lipsiensis = Philologische Gesellschaft in Leipzig = Philological Society in Leipzig
Founding of the Society
Year	Authority / Notes
1784	A founding date of 1784 is mentioned on p.165 of Gross (2001). In an article on Christian Daniel Beck (1757-1832) in Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB), Bd. 2, pp.210-212, we read on p.212 that Beck was the editor of the two journals Commentarii societatis philologicae Lips. (1801-4 in 4 vols.) and Acta regii seminarii philol. Lips. (1811-13 in 2 vols.) It should be noted that the records for these two journals in the GBV German Union cat. give corporate author attributions of Philologische Gesellschaft [Leipzig]. On 1809, December 4, it was elevated to the status of a Königliche philologische Seminarium, according to Das Augusteum und dessen Übergabe an die Universität Leipzig am dritten August 1836. The fate of the Society after 1813 is unclear. We can find later publications by a society with a similar name. For example, there is a record in the Zeitschriftendatenbank (ZDB) for Acta Societatis Philologae Lipsiensis 1.1871/72(1872) - 6.1876 with an author attribution of Philologische Sozietät [Leipzig]. There is record in the GBV German Union cat. that gives Friedrich Ritschl as editor of this journal. It is unclear whether this corporate author Philologische Sozietät [Leipzig] is the same as the Philologische Gesellschaft [Leipzig] mentioned above. We find further information on this latter publication in an article on Friedrich Ritschl (1806-1876) in Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB), Bd. 28, pp.653-661, where we read on p.659 that in Leipzig he published himself (from 1870 to 1876) works of members of his "philological Society" [the German original reads: seiner "philologischen Gesellschaft"] in 6 volumes under the title Acta societatis philologae Lipsiensis, which covered almost all areas of study of classical antiquity, and he himself did not neglect to make his own small contributions to it. What is particularly interesting here is the reference to "his" [seiner] Society, which conveys the impression that this was a small society that he founded himself, and which bore no relation to the society founded in 1784. Nonetheless, this information is not decisive in establishing a connection or lack of connection with the 1784 society. In addition, there is a record in the GBV German Union cat. for Theophrasts Charaktere / hrsg., erklärt und übers. von der Philologischen Gesellschaft zu Leipzig (Leipzig : Teubner, 1897). This publication occured 21 years after the death of Ritschl. It it unclear whether this Philologische Gesellschaft zu Leipzig is the same as that of Ritschl, much less whether it is the same as the society founded in 1784.
Seat of the Society
City	Authority / Notes
Leipzig Germany	This location is supported by the name of the Society.
Name of the Society
Dates	Name	Authority
1801? - 1813?	Societas Philologica Lipsiensis	Its publications.
1897? - ????	Philologische Gesellschaft zu Leipzig	A catalogue record in the GBV German Union cat. for: Theophrasts Charaktere / hrsg., erklärt und übers. von der Philologischen Gesellschaft zu Leipzig (Leipzig : Teubner, 1897).
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Journals of the Society
Years	Full Journal Title	Abbrev.	Indexed
1801 - 1804 (1 - 4)   A	Commentarii Societatis Philologicae Lipsiensis / edi cur. Christianus Daniel Beckius The record in the GBV German Union cat. gives a corporate author of Philologische Gesellschaft [Leipzig]. [GBV German Union cat.]
1811 - 1812/13 (1 - 2)   B	Acta Seminarii Regii et Societatis Philologicae Lipsiensis / curavit Christianus Daniel Beckius0 The record in the GBV German Union cat. gives a corporate author of Philologische Gesellschaft [Leipzig]. [GBV German Union cat.]