Adolf Baumgartner
Adolf Baumgartner (born June 15, 1855 in Lörrach , † December 16, 1930 in Basel ; resident in Basel) was a Swiss classical philologist and historian of German origin.
Life
Baumgartner completed his education in Basel from 1871 to 1874 and studied history and classical philology at the Universities of Basel (1874 and 1875–1877, among others with Jacob Burckhardt and Friedrich Nietzsche ), Bonn (1874/75), Jena (1877/78, before especially with Erwin Rohde ) and Tübingen (1878/79). In 1879 he received his doctorate from Alfred von Gutschmid in Tübingen. During his studies he also did his German military service. In 1881 Baumgartner completed his habilitation at the University of Basel with a thesis on Armenian history for ancient history and historiography . On June 22, 1889 he was appointed associate professor and in 1891 full professor of general history (on the recommendation of Jacob Burckhardt). In 1898 he gave the official commemorative speech on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of the so-called Basel Revolution in January 1798. In 1903 he was appointed a member of the commission of the Basel Historical Museum.
His estate is in the Basel University Library .
Fonts (selection)
- On the sources of Cassius Dio for earlier Roman history. Laupp, Tübingen 1880 ( dissertation ).
- Dr. M. Lauer and the second book by Môses Chorenazi . Stauffer, Leipzig 1885.
- About the book "Die Chrie". In: Journal of the German Oriental Society . Vol. 40 (1886), pp. 357-515 ( digitized version ).
- On the history and literature of the Greek constellations. Lecture given at the Basel Historical and Antiquarian Society on February 15, 1904. Lendorff, Basel 1904.
literature
- Georg Boner : The University of Basel in the years 1914–1939. Reinhardt, Basel 1943, p. 68.
- Anton Largiadèr : Adolf Baumgartner . In: Journal of Swiss History . Vol. 11 (1931), H. 2, p. 214 ( digitized version ).
- Emil Dürr : Adolf Baumgartner (1855–1930). In: Basler Jahrbuch . 1932, pp. 211-242 ( digitized version ).
- Felix Staehelin : Prof. Adolf Baumgartner on his 70th birthday. In: National newspaper . 1925, no.271.
- Felix Stähelin: Adolf Baumgartner, June 15, 1855-16. December 1930. In: Basler Zeitschrift für Geschichte und Altertumskunde . Vol. 30 (1931), pp. 1-5 ( digitized version ).
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Baumgartner, Adolf |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German-Swiss classical philologist and historian |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 15, 1855 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Loerrach |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 16, 1930 |
| Place of death | Basel |