The Freistudentschaft was a German student body established in
Wilhelmine Germany in 1900. It brought together students on a
liberal basis, rejecting the
uniforms other aspects of the
German Student Corps
Corps (or Korps; "''das ~''" ('' n''), (''sg.''), (''pl.'')) are the oldest still-existing kind of '' Studentenverbindung'', Germany's traditional university corporations; their roots date back to the 15th century. The oldest corps still exist ...
. Students outside these Corps were called the "Nicht-Inkorporierten" (not-incorporated). However a dilemma soon arose as regards to whether the organisation should be non-political and embrace all the Nicht-Inkorporierten, or adopt an ideology to advance specific reforms.
wrote the first programme.
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Academia in Germany
1986 establishments in Germany
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