Abraham Roth
Abraham Roth (born February 22, 1823 in Märstetten , † September 2, 1880 in Basel ) was a Swiss journalist and writer.
Life
Abraham Roth was born as the son of the pastor Johann David Roth in Märstetten. He studied philosophy, constitutional law and history at the University of Bonn and the University of Berlin . He obtained his doctorate in Bern . In 1842 he became a member of the Bonner Wingolf , in 1843 the Berlin Wingolf .
In 1847 he became editor of the Thurgauer Zeitung . In 1850 he was co-founder, publisher and until 1864 editor of the Swiss daily newspaper Der Bund . In 1865 Roth was the editor of the Sonntagspost and from 1869 to 1870 the editor of the Berner Tagespost . From 1871 until his death in 1880 he edited the newspaper Schweizer Grenzpost and Tagblatt der Stadt Basel .
In 1863 he was one of the founders of the Swiss Alpine Club and was the editor of the SAC yearbook. He is considered to be the first to climb the Doldenhorn on June 30, 1862.
Works
- States of the Landgraviate of Thurgau in the 16th and 17th centuries. 1848.
- Ideas for restoring a solid business environment in the spirit of our time. 1848.
- Neuchâtel studies. 1850.
- Glacier trips in the Bernese Alps. 1861.
- Moroccan pictures. 1861.
- Pictorial memories of the federal troop concentration in August 1861. 1862.
- Doldenhorn and Weisse Frau : climbed for the first time and described. 1863.
- Finsteraarhorn ride. 1863.
- From the Jungfrau (mountain) . 1865.
- Thun and its surroundings. 1873.
- The Bern-Lucerne Railway. 1875.
- Glion : a summer getaway. 1876.
- Nice days in Glion . 1878.
Web links
- Literature by and about Abraham Roth in the catalog of the German National Library
- Abraham Roth estate in the Basel University Library
- Letters to Gottfried Keller
- Abraham Roth: Doldenhorn and White Woman. Baedeker, Koblenz 1863 ( full text in the Google book search)
- Abraham Roth: Finsteraarhorn ride. Julius Springer, Berlin 1863 ( full text in the Google book search; PDF ; 3.2 MB)
- Stephanie Summermatter: Roth, Abraham. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland .
Individual evidence
- ^ Robert Ulrich Giesecke, Martin Trautner: From the beginnings of Wingolf (1841–1849). 39; Complete directory of Wingolf 1991, Bonn 2016 (incorrectly referred to as Albrecht Roth there)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Roth, Abraham |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swiss journalist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 22, 1823 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Märstetten |
| DATE OF DEATH | September 2, 1880 |
| Place of death | Basel |