The Corps Saxo-Borussia Heidelberg is a German Student Corps at the University of Heidelberg.
History Saxo-Borussia was established on 16 December 1820. In 1829 Robert Schumann became a lifelong member. During the Revolutions of 1848 in the German states the corps participated in founding the Kösener Senioren-Convents-Verband (KSCV), an association of German-speaking Student Corps.
In the German Empire and in the Weimar Republic Saxo-Borussia was considered "the most distinguished corps of Christendom" – a reference to the 1st Foot Guards (German Empire). Wilhelm Meyer-Förster wrote a student novel (1885) and Mark Twain reported on his visit in A Tramp Abroad. Kurt Tucholsky taunted the corps with a poem.Tucholsky's poem
The group was prosecuted in Nazi Germany. It dissolved on 3 July 1935 under persecution, and was recreated in 1952. In 1910 and 1998 it headed the KSCV.see :de:Vororte des KSCV
Symbols Saxo-Borussia's motto is . Its colors are white, green, black and white. The corps also has a zirkel.
Notable members Princes Frederick II, Grand Duke of Baden Prince Maximilian of Baden Constantine I of Greece Prince Oskar of Prussia Charles Augustus, Hereditary Grand Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach (1844–1894) Ernst I, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg Otto of Stolberg-Wernigerode
Others Herbert von Dirksen, ambassador to Britain Albrecht von Hagen, executed in 1944 Hermann Theodor Hettner, literary historian William Hillebrand, physician and botanist in Hawaii Leopold von Hoesch, esteemed diplomat in England Joseph Florimond Loubat, bibliophile, antiquarian, sportsman, and philanthropist Eduard von Rindfleisch, pathologist Hans Joachim von Rohr, agrarian Rudolf von Scheliha, executed in 1942 Gustav Simon, surgeon
Riesenstein Saxo-Borussia is also known for her Corpshouse called Riesenstein. It is located nearby the Gaisberg (Heidelberg).
See also Junker (Prussia) List of members of German student corps The Student Prince
Further reading Lees Knowles: A day with corps-students in Germany Heinz-Adolf von Brand und Maxtheodor Reichmann (Hg.): Beiträge zur Geschichte der Saxo-Borussia zu Heidelberg, vol. 1: 1820–1935. Heidelberg 1958. Rosco Weber: The German Corps in the Third Reich. Macmillan, London 1986 Robert von Lucius (ed.): Weiß–Grün–Schwarz–Weiß. Beiträge zur Geschichte des Corps Saxo-Borussia zu Heidelberg, vol. 2: 1934–2008. Heidelberg 2008. Thomas Weber: Our Friend "The Enemy". Elite Education in Britain and Germany before World War I. Stanford University Press 2008. GoogleBooks Stephen Klimczuk, Gerald Warner: Secret Places, Hidden Sanctuaries: Uncovering Mysterious Sights, Symbols, and Societies, Sterling Publishing Company, 2009, p. 224-232 (The German University Corps)
References
External links
Gregor Samarow: Die Saxo-Borussen. Stuttgart 1885 (Projekt Gutenberg) List of notable members (German Wikipedia)