Ernst Gagliardi
Ernst Gagliardi (born January 7, 1882 in Zurich ; † January 22, 1940 there ) was a Swiss historian . He was Professor of General and Swiss History at the University of Zurich .
Life
Ernst Gagliardi was the son of a telegraph operator from Prato-Sornico . He attended high school in Zurich (Matura in 1900) and then studied history and art history in Munich, Berlin and Zurich, where he received his doctorate in 1906.
Gagliardi worked on the manuscript catalog of the Zurich City Library (later the Central Library ), which was first published in 1931–37 (expanded edition 1982).
In 1910 Gagliardi was appointed private lecturer, in 1919 associate professor and later full professor for general and Swiss history at the University of Zurich.
Gagliardi published mainly on Swiss history and personalities such as Alfred Escher , Hans Waldmann and Otto von Bismarck .
In 1939 Gagliardi was awarded the Gottfried Keller Prize .
Ernst Gagliardi's estate is in the Zurich Central Library.
Works
- Contributions to the history of historiography in Switzerland. In: Yearbook for Swiss History 35, 1910, pp. 45–68.
- Hans Waldmann and the Confederation in the 15th Century. Basel book and antiquarian bookshop, Basel 1912.
- Documents on the history of Mayor Hans Waldmann. Edited by Ernst Gagliardi. (Sources on Swiss history. New series. Section II: Files, Vols. 1–2). Basel 1911–1913.
- Alfred Escher: Four decades of recent Swiss history. Huber, Frauenfeld 1919.
- Bismarck's dismissal. 2 vol. Tübingen 1927–41.
- Alfred Escher. In: Big Swiss. Atlantis, Zurich 1938.
- History of Switzerland: from the beginning to the present. 4th edition Orell Füssli, Zurich / Leipzig 1939.
- The University of Zurich 1833–1933 and its predecessors: Festschrift for the celebration of the century. Edited by the Education Council of the Canton of Zurich. Zurich 1938. (together with Hans Nabholz and Jean Stohl )
literature
- Eduard K. Fueter : Gagliardi, Ernst Robert. In: New German Biography (NDB). Volume 6, Duncker & Humblot, Berlin 1964, ISBN 3-428-00187-7 , p. 37 ( digitized version ).
- Georg Hoffmann: Ernst Gagliardi. 1882-1940. His life and work. Orell Füssli, Zurich 1943.
- Peter Stadler (Ed.): From the diaries of the young Ernst Gagliardi. In: Zürcher Taschenbuch. 1974, ZDB -ID 510845-7 , pp. 146-166.
- Peter Stadler: Ernst Gagliardi. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland . November 20, 2006 , accessed March 6, 2020 .
Web links
- Literature by and about Ernst Gagliardi in the catalog of the German National Library
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Gagliardi, Ernst |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Gagliardi, Ernst Robert (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swiss historian |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 7, 1882 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Zurich |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 22, 1940 |
| Place of death | Zurich |