„Wir sind alle Brüder und einander gleich.” Adalékok a göttingeni diákok mentalitástörténetéhez
„Wir sind alle Brüder und einander gleich” (We are all brothers and equal to each other) Data on the history of mentality of students in Göttingen

Summary/Abstract: The University of Göttingen was founded in 1737. According to the royal founding proclamation it was intended to be the “educative school of science and good habits”. This is exactly what this University represents for the posterity: the spirit of Enlightenment, outstanding professors, freedom of education from the knowledge-perspective, and elegant manners, and usefulness to society from the ethical side. However, it took decades until students’ habits attained these high standards. The German university students were anything but well mannered at this time. Hiding behind the autonomy of the universities, they broke the local laws, provoked citizens, taunted and revolted. These habits also appeared at the newly founded University of Göttingen. This paper, based on contemporary documents, depicts the types of students and manners at German universities in the 18th century, and the transformation of the students´ habits in Göttingen throughout the century. The paper has a special focus on the mentality and the relationshipsystem of the Hungarian students in Göttingen. For that, entries in friendship albums and memoirs were used as sources.

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