The Paul-Ernst-Gesellschaft is a registered association dedicated to the cataloguing and preservation of the literary works of Paul Ernst (1866–1933).
[1] It is recognised as worthy of cultural and scientific support and open to natural persons and corporations.
The society aims to contribute to the preservation and publication of Ernst's literary estate, to promote performances of his dramas, to initiate publications focusing on his person or his work and symposia with readings and lectures, and to contribute to the preservation of memorials to Paul Ernst.
Karl August Kutzbach (1903–1992), friend and executor of Paul Ernst's estate, became an important figure in the association who researched extensively and throughout his life on his person and work.
[10] He contributed significantly to the continued existence of the society alongside his niece, the doctor and art collector Hildegard Blanke (born 1938), and Heinrich Steinmeyer (1908–2001), both of whom served as directors.