Research

In preparation of the anniversary year and the presentation FRIEDERISIKO. Frederick the Great shown to commemorate this occasion, the SPSG, together with the ›› Bank of Prussia Foundation and the ›› German Historical Institute Paris has been organizing a series of scholarly conferences about Frederick the Great and his times since 2007.

The results of the conferences will be published at ›› www.perspectivia.net
In addition, since June 1, 2010, the series
›› Friedrich300 - Sources has been online on the international publication platform perspectivia.net where the SPSG publishes sources and documentation on Prussian history during the era of Frederick the Great.

The next conferences:

June 2, 2012
How Frederician is the Frederician? – or:
Frederician Interior Design in the Mirror of Europe from 1763-86
Potsdam, Neues Palais, Palace Theater

September 28-29, 2012
The Representation and Self-Promotion of Frederick the Great
Potsdam, Neues Palais, Palace Theater
In cooperation with the ›› Interdisciplinary Center for the Study of the European Enlightenment (IZEA) of the Martin-Luther-University Halle-Wittenberg

January 24, 2013
Frederick the Great 2012 – Taking Stock
Potsdam, Neues Palais, Palace Theater

Previous conferences (held in German):

2011
Frederick the Great and the Dynasty of the Hohenzollern
›› Information and program

2010
Frederick the Great – Politics and Cultural Transfer in the European Context
›› Information and program
›› Conference results

2009
Frederick and Historical Greatness
›› Information and program
›› Conference results

2008
Frederick and his Court
›› Information and program
›› Conference results

2007
Frederick the Great – Stock-Taking in Perspective
›› Information and program
›› Conference results

Contact
Dr. Jürgen Luh
Directorate-General
Science and Research
Postfach 60 14 62
14144 Potsdam