Berthe Widmer
Berthe Widmer (born July 17, 1924 in Lucerne ; † February 2, 2012 in Basel ; Catholic ; resident in Ruswil and Lucerne) was a Swiss historian .
life and work
Berthe Widmer, daughter of a doctor, studied history, German and Latin philology at the Universities of Geneva and Basel . In 1953 she was named Dr. phil. PhD , with a dissertation on Hildegard von Bingen . From 1955 she worked on the Middle Latin Dictionary in Munich . In 1961 she qualified as a professor at the University of Basel, where she received a teaching position in 1963 and from 1965 to 1984 she was an associate professor for medieval cultural history and Middle Latin philology . Her publications deal with topics in the areas of mysticism , religious customs and humanism . She found her final resting place in the Friedental cemetery .
Fonts (selection)
- As an author
- Order of salvation and current events in the mysticism of Hildegard von Bingen (= Basel contributions to historical science. Vol. 52). Helbing & Lichtenhahn, Basel / Stuttgart 1955 (dissertation, University of Basel, 1953).
- Enea Silvio Piccolomini in the moral and political decision (= Basel contributions to historical science. Vol. 88). Helbing & Lichtenhahn, Basel / Stuttgart 1963.
- Ruswil : History of a Lucerne rural community. Residential community, Ruswil 1987.
- Letters of passage and their application in Basel at the time of the General Council meeting here from 1431–1449 . In: Basler Zeitschrift für Geschichte und Altertumskunde , Vol. 92, 1992, pp. 9–99. ( Digitized version ).
- The plague years of 1348 in the life of the poet Petrarch. In: Basler Zeitschrift für Geschichte und Altertumskunde , Vol. 106, 2006, pp. 133–154. ( Digitized version ).
- As editor and translator
- Angela von Foligno : Between the abysses. Transferred and introduced by Berthe Widmer. Johannes-Verlag, Einsiedeln 1955.
- Second century Greek apologists. Selected from Berthe Widmer; Introductions by Hans Urs von Balthasar . Johannes-Verlag, Einsiedeln 1958.
- Enea Silvio Piccolomini / Pope Pius II .: Selected texts from his writings. Ed., Translated and introduced biographically by Berthe Widmer. Schwabe, Basel / Stuttgart 1960.
- Francesco Petrarca : Calls for the salvation of Italy and the world: Selected letters Latin-German. Ed., Translated and introduced by Berthe Widmer. Schwabe, Basel 2001.
- Francesco Petrarca: Familiaria: Books of Confidentialities. Edited [and translated] by Berthe Widmer; with a foreword by Kurt Flasch . 2 volumes. De Gruyter, Berlin / New York 2005/2009.
Web links
- Literature by and about Berthe Widmer in the catalog of the German National Library
- David-Marc Hoffmann: Widmer, Berthe. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland .
- Publications by Berthe Widmer in the Opac der Regesta Imperii
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Widmer, Berthe |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swiss historian |
DATE OF BIRTH | July 17, 1924 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Lucerne |
DATE OF DEATH | February 2, 2012 |
Place of death | Basel |