Berthe Widmer

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Berthe Widmer (1924–2012) historian, Dr. phil., professor for ma. cultural history and mittellat. Philology. F.
Grave in the Friedental cemetery

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.

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personal data
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