Abraham Ruchat
Abraham Ruchat (baptized February 27, 1680 in Vevey ; † September 29, 1750 in Lausanne ) was a Swiss historian and theologian .
Ruchat was professor of rhetoric and theology at the Lausanne Academy , whose rector he was from 1736 to 1739. His Histoire de la Réformation de la Suisse (1727–1728) is considered the first history of the Reformation in Switzerland to be written in French .
literature
- Catherine Santschi: L'historiographie des évêques de Lausanne. 1975, pp. 363-415.
- Marc Kiener, Olivier Robert: Dictionnaire des professeurs de l'Académie de Lausanne (1537-1890). Université de Lausanne, Lausanne 2005, pp. 518–520 (partly incorrect).
Web links
- Lucienne Hubler: Ruchat, Abraham. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland .
- Abraham Ruchat in the catalog of the Burgerbibliothek Bern
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Lucienne Hubler: Ruchat, Abraham. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Ruchat, Abraham |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swiss historian and theologian |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 27, 1680 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Vevey |
| DATE OF DEATH | September 29, 1750 |
| Place of death | Lausanne |