{"id":1166,"date":"2025-02-06T19:19:56","date_gmt":"2025-02-06T19:19:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dge-microscopy.de\/historie\/"},"modified":"2025-08-28T22:34:17","modified_gmt":"2025-08-28T22:34:17","slug":"history","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/dge-microscopy.de\/en\/history\/","title":{"rendered":"HISTORY"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 fusion-flex-container has-pattern-background has-mask-background hundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-margin-top:-85px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"width:104% !important;max-width:104% !important;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div 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https:\/\/dge-microscopy.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Haihaut-80x-1.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><ls-layer style=\"top:140px;left:1721px;color:#ffffff;font-family:Montserrat;mix-blend-mode:lighten;letter-spacing:1.5px;font-size:35px;line-height:85px;text-align:right;font-weight:500;\" class=\"ls-l ls-text-layer\">HISTORY<\/ls-layer><ls-layer style=\"top:140px;left:39px;mix-blend-mode:lighten;line-height:85px;font-family:Montserrat;font-size:25px;letter-spacing:1.5px;color:#ffffff;font-weight:500;\" class=\"ls-l ls-text-layer\">SHARK SKIN<\/ls-layer><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-2 fusion-flex-container has-pattern-background has-mask-background nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-margin-top:35px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"max-width:1248px;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-1 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.92%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-1 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-two\" style=\"--awb-margin-top:0px;--awb-font-size:30px;\"><h2 class=\"fusion-title-heading title-heading-left\" style=\"font-family:&quot;Montserrat&quot;;font-style:normal;font-weight:700;margin:0;font-size:1em;\"><h2>DGE HISTORY<\/h2><\/h2><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-1\" style=\"--awb-font-size:var(--awb-typography4-font-size);--awb-line-height:var(--awb-typography4-line-height);--awb-letter-spacing:var(--awb-typography4-letter-spacing);--awb-text-transform:var(--awb-typography4-text-transform);--awb-margin-top:-30px;--awb-text-font-family:var(--awb-typography4-font-family);--awb-text-font-weight:var(--awb-typography4-font-weight);--awb-text-font-style:var(--awb-typography4-font-style);\"><h5>Prior to the German Society for Electron Microscopy e.V.<\/h5>\n<p>The history of the German Society for Electron Microscopy (DGE e.V.) actually begins with the technical development of the electron microscope in Germany. The pioneers of electron microscopy were also involved in the founding of the DGE. After the Second World War, three centers for electron microscopy emerged in the Federal Republic of Germany during the post-war years, which are the group led by <a href=\"http:\/\/ernst.ruska.de\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Prof. E. Ruska<\/a> (Siemens) in Berlin, the group led by Prof. Br\u00fcche (S\u00fcddeutsche Laboratorien, a subsidiary of AEG) in Mosbach\/Baden, and the Society for Ultramicroscopy e.V., formed on the initiative of Prof. Bodo von Borries, in D\u00fcsseldorf.<\/p>\n<h5>The foundation of the German Society for Electron Microscopy e.V.<\/h5>\n<p>Prof. Br\u00fcche organized a first conference on electron microscopy in Mosbach in April 1949. His aim was to facilitate the founding of a German Society for Electron Microscopy. Finally on February 16, 1949, Prof. Bodo von Borries organized the founding meeting of the DGE in D\u00fcsseldorf.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-3 fusion-flex-container has-pattern-background has-mask-background nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"max-width:1248px;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-2 fusion_builder_column_1_6 1_6 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:16.666666666667%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:11.52%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:11.52%;--awb-width-medium:16.666666666667%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:11.52%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:11.52%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-image-element \" style=\"--awb-caption-title-font-family:var(--h2_typography-font-family);--awb-caption-title-font-weight:var(--h2_typography-font-weight);--awb-caption-title-font-style:var(--h2_typography-font-style);--awb-caption-title-size:var(--h2_typography-font-size);--awb-caption-title-transform:var(--h2_typography-text-transform);--awb-caption-title-line-height:var(--h2_typography-line-height);--awb-caption-title-letter-spacing:var(--h2_typography-letter-spacing);\"><span class=\" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-1 hover-type-none\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"198\" height=\"298\" title=\"img_borries\" src=\"http:\/\/dge-microscopy.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/img_borries.jpg\" alt class=\"img-responsive wp-image-1063\"\/><\/span><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-2\" style=\"--awb-font-size:10px;--awb-line-height:1.2;--awb-margin-top:10px;--awb-text-font-family:&quot;Montserrat&quot;;--awb-text-font-style:normal;--awb-text-font-weight:300;\"><p>Prof. Bodo von Borries<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-3 fusion_builder_column_1_6 1_6 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:16.666666666667%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:11.52%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:11.52%;--awb-width-medium:16.666666666667%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:11.52%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:11.52%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-image-element \" style=\"--awb-caption-title-font-family:var(--h2_typography-font-family);--awb-caption-title-font-weight:var(--h2_typography-font-weight);--awb-caption-title-font-style:var(--h2_typography-font-style);--awb-caption-title-size:var(--h2_typography-font-size);--awb-caption-title-transform:var(--h2_typography-text-transform);--awb-caption-title-line-height:var(--h2_typography-line-height);--awb-caption-title-letter-spacing:var(--h2_typography-letter-spacing);\"><span class=\" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-2 hover-type-none\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"299\" title=\"img_ruska\" src=\"http:\/\/dge-microscopy.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/img_ruska.jpg\" alt class=\"img-responsive wp-image-1066\"\/><\/span><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-3\" style=\"--awb-font-size:10px;--awb-line-height:1.2;--awb-margin-top:10px;--awb-text-font-family:&quot;Montserrat&quot;;--awb-text-font-style:normal;--awb-text-font-weight:300;\"><p>Prof. Ruska<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-4 fusion_builder_column_1_6 1_6 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:16.666666666667%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:11.52%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:11.52%;--awb-width-medium:16.666666666667%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:11.52%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:11.52%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-image-element \" style=\"--awb-caption-title-font-family:var(--h2_typography-font-family);--awb-caption-title-font-weight:var(--h2_typography-font-weight);--awb-caption-title-font-style:var(--h2_typography-font-style);--awb-caption-title-size:var(--h2_typography-font-size);--awb-caption-title-transform:var(--h2_typography-text-transform);--awb-caption-title-line-height:var(--h2_typography-line-height);--awb-caption-title-letter-spacing:var(--h2_typography-letter-spacing);\"><span class=\" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-3 hover-type-none\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" title=\"img_brueche\" src=\"http:\/\/dge-microscopy.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/img_brueche.jpg\" alt class=\"img-responsive wp-image-1064\"\/><\/span><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-4\" style=\"--awb-font-size:10px;--awb-line-height:1.2;--awb-margin-top:10px;--awb-text-font-family:&quot;Montserrat&quot;;--awb-text-font-style:normal;--awb-text-font-weight:300;\"><p>Prof. Br\u00fcche<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-5 fusion_builder_column_1_6 1_6 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:16.666666666667%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:11.52%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:11.52%;--awb-width-medium:16.666666666667%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:11.52%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:11.52%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-image-element \" style=\"--awb-caption-title-font-family:var(--h2_typography-font-family);--awb-caption-title-font-weight:var(--h2_typography-font-weight);--awb-caption-title-font-style:var(--h2_typography-font-style);--awb-caption-title-size:var(--h2_typography-font-size);--awb-caption-title-transform:var(--h2_typography-text-transform);--awb-caption-title-line-height:var(--h2_typography-line-height);--awb-caption-title-letter-spacing:var(--h2_typography-letter-spacing);\"><span class=\" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-4 hover-type-none\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"158\" height=\"236\" title=\"img_pfefferkorn\" src=\"http:\/\/dge-microscopy.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/img_pfefferkorn.jpg\" alt class=\"img-responsive wp-image-1065\"\/><\/span><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-5\" style=\"--awb-font-size:10px;--awb-line-height:1.2;--awb-margin-top:10px;--awb-text-font-family:&quot;Montserrat&quot;;--awb-text-font-style:normal;--awb-text-font-weight:300;\"><p>Prof. Pfefferkorn<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-6 fusion_builder_column_1_6 1_6 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:16.666666666667%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:11.52%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:11.52%;--awb-width-medium:16.666666666667%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:11.52%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:11.52%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-image-element \" style=\"--awb-caption-title-font-family:var(--h2_typography-font-family);--awb-caption-title-font-weight:var(--h2_typography-font-weight);--awb-caption-title-font-style:var(--h2_typography-font-style);--awb-caption-title-size:var(--h2_typography-font-size);--awb-caption-title-transform:var(--h2_typography-text-transform);--awb-caption-title-line-height:var(--h2_typography-line-height);--awb-caption-title-letter-spacing:var(--h2_typography-letter-spacing);\"><span class=\" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-5 hover-type-none\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/dge-microscopy.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/img_gruendung2-300x211.jpg\" alt class=\"img-responsive wp-image-243\"\/><\/span><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-6\" style=\"--awb-font-size:10px;--awb-line-height:1.2;--awb-margin-top:10px;--awb-text-font-family:&quot;Montserrat&quot;;--awb-text-font-style:normal;--awb-text-font-weight:300;\"><p>Founding members of the DGE &#8211; Meeting in D\u00fcsseldorf on February 2nd, 1949<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-7 fusion_builder_column_1_6 1_6 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:16.666666666667%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:11.52%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:11.52%;--awb-width-medium:16.666666666667%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:11.52%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:11.52%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-7\" style=\"--awb-font-size:10px;--awb-line-height:1.2;--awb-text-font-family:&quot;Montserrat&quot;;--awb-text-font-style:normal;--awb-text-font-weight:300;\"><p><i><span style=\"font-family: Arial,Helvetica;\">Among the founding members are:<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial,Helvetica;\">Kehler, Mahl, Seeliger, van Murwyck, Kinder, Recknagel, Bernard, Br\u00fcche, Kossel, Pfefferkorn, Ruska, M\u00f6llenstedt, von Borries, Sommerfeld, Rang, Kikuth, Gottsacker, Sch\u00f6nh\u00f6fer, Wiester, Seifert, Haussmann, Haardick, Flesch, R\u00fchle, Jung, Radczewski, Langenwalter, Gr\u00fcn, Peters, Koch, Ruthemann, Wolpers, Schrader and numerous more<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-4 fusion-flex-container has-pattern-background has-mask-background nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-margin-top:0px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"max-width:1248px;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-8 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.92%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-8\" style=\"--awb-font-size:14px;--awb-line-height:1.5;--awb-text-font-family:&quot;Montserrat&quot;;--awb-text-font-style:normal;--awb-text-font-weight:300;\"><p data-start=\"53\" data-end=\"116\">The first Executive Board of the DGE was composed as follows:<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"table-1\">\n<table width=\"100%\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th align=\"left\"><i>President: <\/i>Ernst Ruska<\/th>\n<th align=\"left\"><i>Vice president: <\/i>Hans Mahl<\/th>\n<th align=\"left\"><i>Secretary: Bodo von Borries<\/i><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th align=\"left\"><i>Committee member: <\/i>Walter Kikuth<\/th>\n<th align=\"left\"><i>Committee member: <\/i>Otto Scherzer<\/th>\n<th align=\"left\"><i>Committee member: <\/i>Fritz Jung<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep\" style=\"align-self: center;margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;margin-top:15px;width:100%;\"><div class=\"fusion-separator-border sep-single\" style=\"--awb-height:20px;--awb-amount:20px;--awb-sep-color:#ffffff;border-color:#ffffff;border-top-width:1px;\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-9\" style=\"--awb-font-size:var(--awb-typography4-font-size);--awb-line-height:var(--awb-typography4-line-height);--awb-letter-spacing:var(--awb-typography4-letter-spacing);--awb-text-transform:var(--awb-typography4-text-transform);--awb-text-font-family:var(--awb-typography4-font-family);--awb-text-font-weight:var(--awb-typography4-font-weight);--awb-text-font-style:var(--awb-typography4-font-style);\"><p>It was decided that the conference planned by Prof. Br\u00fcche in Mosbach on April 23\u201324, 1949 to be the first DGE-organized conference.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dge-homepage.de\/uebersicht_elektronenmikroskopietagungen.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Extensive list of DGE-organized conferences (Link).<\/a><\/p>\n<h5>Scientific contributions and work groups<\/h5>\n<p>As the development of electron microscopy has continued, many more application fields emerged. This was addressed by organizing the DGE into specialized work groups. In 1967, the work group on microprobes was founded, followed by the work groups EDO (1969), Cryo (1987), and scanning tunneling microscopy (1989). <a href=\"https:\/\/dge-microscopy.de\/en\/structure\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The current DGE work groups are found here.<\/a><\/p>\n<h5>Honorary members<\/h5>\n<p>The DGE honors members who have made outstanding contributions to electron microscopy and to the DGE by awarding them honorary memberships. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dge-homepage.de\/dge_ehrenmitglieder.pdf\">The list of honorary members of the DGE is found here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h5>Historical instrumentation<\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dge-homepage.de\/historische_dias\/diasammlung_geraetehistorie.html\">Commented overview of historical electron microscopes<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dge-homepage.de\/historische_dias\/diasammlung_ultramikrotome.html\">Commented overview of historical ultramicrotomes<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h5>Members<\/h5>\n<p>To date, the DGE has around 700 members. Since January 30, 1998, the DGE has also been represented on the internet in order to provide interested parties and members with quick access to current information.<\/p>\n<p>Information on how to become a member is found here: <a href=\"https:\/\/dge-microscopy.de\/en\/options\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">membership.<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"100-width.php","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1166","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.3.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>HISTORY - DGE Microscopy<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"noindex, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"HISTORY - DGE Microscopy\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/dge-microscopy.de\/en\/history\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"DGE Microscopy\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2025-08-28T22:34:17+00:00\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"5 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/dge-microscopy.de\/en\/history\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/dge-microscopy.de\/en\/history\/\",\"name\":\"HISTORY - DGE Microscopy\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"http:\/\/dge-microscopy.de\/en\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2025-02-06T19:19:56+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-08-28T22:34:17+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/dge-microscopy.de\/en\/history\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/dge-microscopy.de\/en\/history\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/dge-microscopy.de\/en\/history\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Startseite\",\"item\":\"http:\/\/dge-microscopy.de\/en\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"HISTORY\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"http:\/\/dge-microscopy.de\/en\/#website\",\"url\":\"http:\/\/dge-microscopy.de\/en\/\",\"name\":\"DGE Microscopy\",\"description\":\"Deutsche Gesellschaft f\u00fcr Elektronenmikroskopie e.V. 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