Eduard von Muralt

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Title page Edward von Muralt's Chronicle 1842

Eduard von Muralt , also Edouard de M. or Edward (born July 13, 1808 in Bischofszell , † January 14, 1895 in Lausanne ) was a Swiss librarian and theologian .

Life

The Hermitage Library in a picture by Alexey Tyranov (1827)

Eduard von Muralt studied theology in Zurich . In 1834 he emigrated to Russia and from 1836 to 1850 was adjunct of the German Reformed parish of St. Petersburg . His uncle, the Pestalozzi student Johannes von Muralt , needed him for support because of his age. Eduard von Muralt published the first history of the local parish in 1842 .

From 1840 to 1864 he worked as a librarian at the Imperial Hermitage . Von Muralt was head of the theology department and one of the senior librarians. He expanded the list of Greek manuscripts by name.

Eduard von Muralt returned to Switzerland and taught from 1864 as a private lecturer at the University of Bern and from 1869 as a professor of theology in Lausanne.

In 1849 he received the honorary doctorate Dr. theol. hc from the University of Zurich .

Works

  • Catalog des manuscrits grecs de la Bibliothèque Impériale publique. Impr. De l'Acad. Impériale des Sciences, St. Petersburg 1864, SWB-PPN 091638305.

literature

  • Harry Schneider: Swiss Theologians in the Tsarist Empire (1700–1917) , Zurich 1994, p. 35 f.
  • Eva Maeder: More peaceful and calmer than in Switzerland , in: From Zurich to Kamtschatka, ed. by Eva Maeder, Peter Niederhäuser, Zurich 2008, pp. 39–53

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Erik Amburger: Germans in the state, economy and society of Russia: the Amburger family in St. Petersburg, 1770-1920 . Otto Harrassowitz Verlag, 1986, ISBN 978-3-447-02571-3 , p. 38 ( google.com [accessed April 6, 2018]).
  2. ↑ Chronicle of the united French and German Reformed congregations in St. Petersburg with contributions to the history of the foundation of Protestant and especially Reformed churches, to church law and to the history of foreigners in the Russian Empire . Dorpat 1842. ( full text on Google Books )
  3. ^ Bernhard Fabian: Handbook of German historical book stocks. St Petersburg Russia. Georg Olms Verlag, ISBN 978-3-487-41771-4 ( google.com [accessed April 6, 2018]).
  4. ^ Extract from the annual reports of the St. Petersburg Imperial Public Library for 1858, etc. 1859 ( google.com [accessed on April 6, 2018]).
  5. ^ Catalog of Heidelberg University Literature entry on the Heidelberg University Library page. Retrieved April 4, 2018.
personal data
SURNAME Muralt, Eduard von
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Muralt, Edouard de; Muralt, Edward von
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Swiss librarian
DATE OF BIRTH July 13, 1808
PLACE OF BIRTH Bischofszell
DATE OF DEATH January 14, 1895
Place of death Lausanne