The lectures and research of Vischer, Bense and Hamburger all provided a strong humanities-based counterbalance to the technical orientation of the Stuttgart college, a counterbalance whose reputation went far beyond the borders of the state capital. Over more than 130 years they made their mark on the profile of the humanities in Stuttgart, while managing to fascinate society as a whole with their subjects. Vischer's lecture courses, Bense's Monday lectures and Hamburger's commitment to the General Studies programme have certainly made major contributions to Stuttgart's rich academic atmosphere.
It was not least of all due to Bense's efforts to introduce the right to award doctorates in Philosophy that Stuttgart Technical College was later honoured with the title of "University".
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