Eduard Fischer (Author)

Eduard Fischer (born January 21, 1896 in Egerkingen , † September 19, 1981 in Olten ) was a Swiss writer and historian .

Life

Eduard Fischer was born on January 21, 1896 as the son of Eduard Fischer in Egerkingen. After attending the teachers' seminar in Solothurn , he studied history and German literature in Bern , Neuchâtel and Basel . Subsequently, he worked as a district teacher in Hägendorf and as an inspector of the village schools in the Untergäu . From 1925 he taught as a district teacher in Olten.

Eduard Fischer, who married Maria Magdalena (née Morgenthaler) in 1922, died on September 19, 1981 at the age of 85 in Olten.

Honor

• 1973: Honorary citizen of Olten

Act

Eduard Fischer appeared as a collector of legends, as an editor of narrative collections for school children and as a young writer. He also made a name for himself as a local historian.

Works

• 's Märlichrättli. What albe dr Großätti has lost. 1920, 1922.
• Märli and Sage usem Gäu. 1922, revised 1971.
• «Where the eagle lives». An excerpt from Friedrich von Tschudi's «Thierleben der Alpenwelt». 1944.
• Heider siblings. 1935.
• Olten Bridge Book. 1954.
• Olten document book. 1972.

literature

• Karin Marti-Weissenbach: Fischer, Eduard. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland .
• Eduard Studer: Former city archivist Eduard Fischer becomes Olten's honorary citizen. In: Oltner Neujahrsblätter 1975. pp. 15-17.
• Wilhelm Kosch : Deutsches Literatur-Lexikon 5. 1978, p. 84f.
• Eduard Studer: Eduard Fischer. In: Yearbook for Solothurn History. 55, 1982, pp. 280-287, with bibliography. ( doi : 10.5169 / seals-324816 )

Web links

• Literature by and about Eduard Fischer in the catalog of the German National Library