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GB 891 AS-AS/1
Title
Certificate of Honorary Membership of Die Geographische Gesellschaft in Mϋnchen
Date(s)
- 29th Apr 1909 (Creation)
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1 item 44cm x 31cm
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Certificate of Honorary Membership of Die Geographische Gesellschaft in Mϋnchen, authenticated by giving of this diploma. Printed material with handwritten date, 29 April 1909, and signatures of President, Dr. Erik von Drygalsk (1865-1949) and Secretary, Johann Baptist Messerschmitt (1861-1912). The association was founded in 1869 under the protectorate of the governing royal house in Munich. It is the oldest of the three Geographical Societies in Bavaria and was the fifth Geographical Society in Central Europe
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- German