Basil Germann
Basilius Germann OSB , bourgeois Franz Rudolf Germann ; (* October 21, 1727 in Lichtensteig ; † January 24, 1794 in Rheinau ) was a Swiss Benedictine .
Basilius Germann was the son of the Obervogts von Iberg in Toggenburg , Franz Rudolph Germann. After attending the school in Neu St. Johann , he completed a philosophy and theology degree in Freiburg in the Üechtland . Germann took his religious vows in Rheinau monastery in 1747 and was ordained priest in 1751 . In 1760 he was elected subprior . In addition to other monastic offices, Basilius Germann held that of librarian and archivist for over three decades. In this role he wrote the two-volume catalog Catalogus synoptico-criticus manuscriptorum membranaceorum of the monastery manuscripts. Both the catalog and some of the manuscripts it contains are kept in the Zurich Central Library. In commenting on and determining the age of the codes , he showed excellent erudition and critical judgment.
literature
- Christoph Eggenberger: The Fathers Moritz Hohenbaum van der Meer and Basilius Germann: Two learned Benedictines of the 18th century. In: The library of the Rheinau Benedictine monastery in the Zurich Central Library. Zurich Central Library, 2005, ISBN 3-299-00031-4 , pp. 75–78.
- Karin Marti-Weissenbach: Basilius Germann. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland .
Part of this article is based on the entry in the Historical Lexicon of Switzerland (HLS), which, according to the HLS's usage information, is under the Creative Commons license - Attribution - Distribution under the same conditions 4.0 International (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Individual evidence
- ^ Franz Germann: 500 years of history of Germann in Toggenburg. Ziegler, Winterthur 1983, ISBN 3-906252-01-9 , p. 172
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| SURNAME | Germann, Basil |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Germann, Franz Rudolf (birth name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swiss Benedictines |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 21, 1727 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Lichtensteig |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 24, 1794 |
| Place of death | Rheinau |