Albert Jahn
Heinrich Albert Jahn (born October 9, 1811 in Twann ; † August 23, 1900 in Bern ) was a Swiss historian and researcher in antiquity.
Jahn was the sub-librarian of the city library there from 1840 to 1847, entered the federal civil service in 1853 and held the position of secretary in the Department of the Interior from 1869 to 1879 . Among other things, he wrote:
- The Roman imperial coins found in the Brunnquell Grotto in Biel in 1846, illuminated from an antiquarian and historical perspective, a contribution , Bern: CA Jenni Vater, 1847
- The pile dwellings of Moosseedorf , in the canton of Bern: A contribution to the oldest cultural and ethnic history of Central Europe (with Johann Uhlmann ), Bern: Huber, 1857
- The Celtic Antiquities of Switzerland , Berne: KJ Wyss, 1860
- Emmenthal antiquities and legends , Bern: Huber, 1865
- Bonaparte , Talleyrand et Stapfer , Zurich: Orell, Füssli, 1869
- The history of the Burgundionen and Burgundia up to the end of the 1st Dynasty , Halle: Buchhandl. d. Orphanage, 1874
literature
- Johannes Dräseke : Albert Jahn † . In: Byzantine Journal . Volume 10 (1901), pp. 380-382
- Anne-Marie Dubler : Jahn, Albert. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland .
Web links
- Literature by and about Albert Jahn in the catalog of the German National Library
- Photo by Albert Jahn
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Jahn, Albert |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Jahn, Heinrich Albert |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swiss historian and archaeologist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 9, 1811 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Twann |
| DATE OF DEATH | 23rd August 1900 |
| Place of death | Bern |