Alfred Stoecklin
Alfred Stoecklin (born March 11, 1907 in Basel ; † December 12, 2000 there ) was a Swiss educator and historian .
Life
Alfred Stoecklin, son of a civil and surveying engineer, studied history as well as German and Latin philology in Basel, Freiburg and Paris . In 1932 he received his doctorate in Basel. phil. From 1937 until his retirement in 1973, he taught at the Basel girls' high school on the Kohlenberg.
In addition to his teaching activities, Stoecklin carried out historical research, in particular on the late medieval council movement and the history of Catholicism in Switzerland in the 20th century.
He was also involved in the ecclesiastical and ecumenical field. For many years he was president of the Swiss Association for Christian Culture and in the 1940s he founded the Ecumenical Circle in Basel.
Fonts
- Andrea Zamometić's attempt at the Basel Council in 1482, Basel 1938.
- (with Julia Gauss ) Mayor Wettstein. The man, the work, the time , Basel 1953.
- Swiss Catholicism. A story from 1925–1975. Between ghetto and conciliar opening , Zurich 1978.
literature
- Franz Wirth: Stoecklin, Alfred. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland .
Web links
- Publications by Alfred Stoecklin in the Opac der Regesta Imperii
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Stoecklin, Alfred |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swiss educator and historian |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 11, 1907 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Basel |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 12, 2000 |
| Place of death | Basel |