Christian Lüthi

Christian Lüthi (* 1962 in Zofingen ) is a Swiss historian and librarian .

He studied history, geography and constitutional law at the University of Bern and has lived in Bern since 1983 . Christian Lüthi works in the library sector and as a freelance historian.

Lüthi published articles on the history of the city of Bern , of Zofingen , Thun and the canton of Bern . From 2007 to 2017 he was Head of Resources at the University Library of Bern , and since 2019 he has also been its Vice Director.

From 2007 to 2019 he was President of the Historical Association of the Canton of Bern.

Fonts (selection)

as editor: Bern - a city is breaking up: locations and history of Bern's urban development between 1798 and 1998. Bern 1998.
Social history of immigration to the city of Bern 1850–1914. In: Itinera. Basel. 19 (1998), pp. 180-212.
as co-author: Zofingen in the 19th and 20th centuries - a small town is looking for its role. Baden 1999, ISBN 978-3-906419-02-2 .
The Felsenau spinning mill 1864–1975. An important chapter in Bern's industrial past. In: Berner Zeitschrift für Geschichte und Heimatkunde , vol. 64 (2002), pp. 49–99, doi : 10.5169 / seals-247088
Bern - the history of the city in the 19th and 20th centuries. Bern: Stämpfli, 2003. ISBN 3-7272-1271-3
Local historiography in the canton of Bern. Inventory and trends of the last decades. In: Berner Zeitschrift für Geschichte und Heimatkunde, vol. 67 (2005), pp. 1–36, doi : 10.5169 / seals-247208
as co-editor: Bern's modern times. The 19th and 20th centuries rediscovered. Bern 2011, ISBN 3727211997 (responsible for the chapter on society).
as editor and co-author: Thun City History 1798–2018. Attractive city, regional center, national arsenal. Weber-Verlag, Thun 2018, ISBN 978-3-03818-183-5 .

Web links

Christian Lüthi. University Library Bern, January 15, 2019(with list of publications).; accessed on September 16, 2019
Publications by and about Christian Lüthi in the Helveticat catalog of the Swiss National Library
Christian Lüthi: Historical research and digital development of regional sources. In: Infoclio.ch . Bern, September 30, 2011 (lecture; Slideshare).; accessed on September 16, 2019

Individual evidence

^ Christian Lüthi. University Library Bern, January 15, 2019, accessed on September 16, 2019 .
^ Board of Directors of the Historical Society of the Canton of Bern. Archived from the original on February 10, 2015 ; accessed on September 16, 2019 .
↑ “More and more” has been the motto for the past 200 years. In: drs.ch . May 17, 2011, archived from the original on August 2, 2012 ; accessed on September 16, 2019 (radio interview with Christian Lüthi).
↑ Anna Bähler, Anita Egli, Christian Lüthi (eds.): Table of contents. (pdf, 328 kB) In: Thun City History 1798–2018. Attractive city, regional center, national arsenal. 2018, accessed September 16, 2019 .

personal data
SURNAME	Lüthi, Christian
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Swiss historian and librarian
DATE OF BIRTH	1962
PLACE OF BIRTH	Zofingen

[1] Christian Lüthi. University Library Bern, January 15, 2019, accessed on September 16, 2019 .

[2] Board of Directors of the Historical Society of the Canton of Bern. Archived from the original on February 10, 2015 ; accessed on September 16, 2019 .

[3] “More and more” has been the motto for the past 200 years. In: drs.ch . May 17, 2011, archived from the original on August 2, 2012 ; accessed on September 16, 2019 (radio interview with Christian Lüthi).

[4] Anna Bähler, Anita Egli, Christian Lüthi (eds.): Table of contents. (pdf, 328 kB) In: Thun City History 1798–2018. Attractive city, regional center, national arsenal. 2018, accessed September 16, 2019 .