A Turnerschaft is a kind of Studentenverbindung, a German student corporation, similar to fraternities in the US and Canada. The Turnerschaften are a sports corps, and students practice the Mensur (academic fencing). Most Turnerschaften are members of either the Coburger Convent or the Marburger Convent. Notable Turnerschaft members Christoph Ahlhaus Karl Andree Heinrich Biltz Adolf Butenandt Otto Dempwolff Max Eckert-Greifendorff Franz Etzel Carl Friedrich Goerdeler Hugo Junkers Friedrich August Kekulé von Stradonitz Eckart von Klaeden Hermann Löns Gottfried Münzenberg Ferdinand Sauerbruch Literature Edwin A. Biedermann, "Logen, Clubs und Bruderschaften", Droste-Verlag, 2007, 2.AUfl., , 415 Seiten External links Coburger Convent - Dachverband der akademischen Landsmannschaften und Turnerschaften Student societies in Germany German words and phrases Fencing organizations Historical fencing Fencing in Germany