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Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Göttingen
Theaterstraße 7
37073 Göttingen

Tel. 0049 551 39-5362
Fax. 0049 551 39-5365

Email: adw@gwdg.de
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The Academy of Sciences is a corporation under public law. The Academy is legally represented by the President Prof. Dr. Andreas Gardt.

 

Responsible supervisory authority: Ministry for Science and Culture of Lower Saxony, Leibnizufer 9, 30169 Hanover.

Person responsible for the contents in accordance with § 55 sect. 2 RStV (Broadcasting Treaty): Prof. Dr. Andreas Gardt, President of the Academy of Sciences in Göttingen, Theaterstraße 7, 37073 Göttingen

 

Information on liability

Links

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Links to our pages

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Content of the Website

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Copyright and identification law

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Legal validity of this disclaimer of liability

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Picture credits

The background image of this page shows the Glavendrup stone, courtesy of Rico Bergholdt Hansen: http://www.pixelviking.com, https://www.flickr.com/photos/pixelviking/3257192050/sizes/o/.
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