Prüfende Gesellschaft zu Halle Examining Society in Halle

Founding of the Society
Year	Authority / Notes
1736	According to Kertscher (2002), p.73, although the founding year is placed between 1736 and 1738 in the literature, the year 1736 seems most likely. Kertscher (2002), p.78 indicates that the intention of the Society was to favour projects that other societies generally tended to neglect, such as theological, juristic, moral, metaphysical and historical ones. These subjects are indeed the most common ones that appeared in the titles of the the articles in their journal, the Bemühungen (enumerated on pp.94-99 of Kertscher (2002)). According to Kertscher (2002), p.91, it is likely that the Society lasted until 1748.
Seat of the Society
City	Authority / Notes
Halle Germany	This location is supported by the name of the Society.
Name of the Society
Dates	Name	Authority
1738 - 1747	Prüfende Gesellschaft zu Halle	Its publications.

Journals of the Society
Years	Full Journal Title	Abbrev.
1.1738/41(1741) = Probe 1-8; [2.]1741/43 = St. 1-8; 3.1743/47 = St. 9-12;   A	Der Prüfenden Gesellschaft zu Halle fortgesetzte, zur Gelehrsamkeit gehörige, Bemühungen Parallel title: Der Prüfenden Gesellschaft zu Halle herausgegebene Schriften. For 1.1738/41 the title was Der Prüfenden Gesellschaft zu Halle, welche allerhand wichtige, in alle Theile der Gelehrsamkeit lauffende Materien zu erörtern sich angelegen seyn lässet, ... Probe. Indexed Reuss [Zeitschriftendatenbank (ZDB)]	Prüfende Gesellsch. zu Halle [Reuss, v.8, p.355 cites B. I; v.8, p.388 cites B. 2; v.10, p.50 cites B. 3.]