[The multinationality of the Anatomische Gesellschaft and the usage of the so-called congress languages in her meetings (author's transl)].

It is outlined the history of the Anatomische Gesellschaft - founded in 1886 by anatomists of the German-speaking area especially - with special consideration of the international colours and trends as well as the essential possibility to read the papers during the meetings not only in the German language but also in English, French, Italian, Latin and (since 1976) Russian. According the Herrlinger (1965) this history is divided in following parts: 1. from foundation to the world war I, 2. between the 2 world wars, and 3. after the world war II. Although the Anatomische Gesellschaft is resident in Germany (today in the Federal Republic of Germany and the German Democratic Republic) it never has been a German society. This important and most famous anatomists of all nations, countries and continents as well as representative scientists of other special branches interesting in morphology had been and now are members of this society. Hitherto the annual meetings of the Anatomische Gesellschaft are presided over by prominent American, Austrian, Dutch, French, German, Hungarian, Italian, Swedish and Swiss anatomists.