Founding of the Society
Year	Authority / Notes
1756 - 1761	Determining the founding year of the Duisburgische Gelehrte Gesellschaft has been challenging. Evidence from its publications suggests that it was in existence between at least 1759 and 1761. We have also seen the Society referred to as the Gelehrte Gesellschaft zu Duisburg (in the phrase Gelehrten Gesellschaft zu Duisburg) and the Gelehrte Gesellschaft in Duisburg (in the phrase Gelehrten Gesellschaft in Duisburg). For example, in a review by C.A. Klotz of the Nürnbergische Münzbelustigungen by Georg Andreas Will we read that someone named Heumann von Deutschenbrunn had been a member of the Gelehrte Gesellschaft zu Duisburg. In addition, we read on pp. 276-276 of Einige Nachrichten von dem Leben, Charakter und den Schriften Herrn Samuel Willhelm Oetters that Oetter, Samuel Wilhelm had become a member of the Gelehrte Gesellschaft in Duisburg in 1756. Hence we have been able to establish the existence of this society between at least 1756 and 1761.
Seat of the Society
City	Authority / Notes
Duisburg Germany	This location is supported by the name of the Society.
Name of the Society
Dates	Name	Authority
1756	Gelehrte Gesellschaft in Duisburg	Information on pp. 276-276 of Einige Nachrichten von dem Leben, Charakter und den Schriften Herrn Samuel Willhelm Oetters.
1759 - 1761	Duisburgische Gelehrte Gesellschaft	Its publications.

Journals of the Society
Years	Full Journal Title	Abbrev.
1759 (1.)   A	Der Duisburgischen Gelehrten Gesellschaft deutsche Schriften Indexed Reuss [GBV German Union cat.]	Deutsche Schr. der Duisburgischen Gel. Gesellsch. [Reuss, v.9, p.13 cites Th.1.] Deutsche Schriften der Duisburgischen Gel. Gesellsch. [Reuss, v.8, p.395 cites Th.1; v.8, p.396 cites Th.1.]
1760 (1.)   B	Opusculorum Societatis Literariae Duisburgenzis fasciculus .. It seems likely that this Latin title was also a publication of the Duisburgische Gelehrte Gesellschaft. According to a record in the GBV German Union cat., this item had the parallel title: Opusculorum Societatis Literariae Duisburgiensis. Indexed Reuss [GBV German Union cat.]	Societas Litteraria Duisburgensis [Reuss, v.9, 104 cites Fasc.1.]
1761 (1.)   C	Der Duisburgischen Gelehrten Gesellschaft Schriften, nebst einigen gelehrten Neuigkeiten und Aufgaben Indexed Reuss [GBV German Union cat.]	Schriften der Duisburgischen Gel. Gesellsch. [Reuss, v.8, 376 cites Th.1; v.9, p.13 cites Th.1.]