Ernst Leisi (historian)

Ernst Leisi (born September 7, 1878 in Kleindietwil , Oberaargau , Canton of Bern ; † April 5, 1970 in Frauenfeld , reformed , resident in Attiswil ) was a Swiss teacher and historian .

Life

Ernst Leisi was born as the son of the miller Urs Leisi and the teacher Maria, nee Ritter. After attending secondary school in Aarberg (1889-94), the teachers' college in Hofwil (1895/96) and high school in Zurich (1896/97), Leisi studied classical philology and history at the University of Zurich from 1897 . In 1906 he received his doctorate as Dr. phil. with Hermann Hitzig with the dissertation “The witness in Attic law”.

Subsequently, from spring 1906 to autumn 1947 he worked as a history teacher at the canton school in Frauenfeld , from 1928 to 1932 as its vice-rector and from 1932 to 1944 as its rector . From the winter of 1939 until her departure in 1941, Leisi helped the German emigrant Käthe Vordtriede with formalities and accommodation. At that time she was referred to as “our family refugee” and only became known in post-war Germany. In addition, he chaired the Historical Association of the Canton of Thurgau from 1936 to 1960 and the Association for the History of Lake Constance and its Surroundings from 1941 to 1952 and 1954 to 1955 , which made him an honorary member in 1952 and honorary president in 1959. In addition, Leisi was a member of the board of directors of the Thurgau and Swiss associations for homeland security .

Leisi, who edited the " Thurgauische Urkundenbuch " between 1925 and 1967 , made a name for himself as the author of numerous local historical writings.

In 1911 he married Maria, the daughter of the teacher Peter Schneller. He was the father of the Englishist Ernst Leisi .

Fonts (selection)

• The witness in Attic law . Huber, Frauenfeld 1907 (Diss. Phil.).
• Advice on the design of our cemeteries . Frauenfeld 1919.
• The beautiful home garden. Advice for garden owners . Frauenfeld 1923.
• Thurgau document book . Huber, Frauenfeld
  • Volume 4: 1300-1340; Supplements 949–1335 . 1931 (with Friedrich Schaltegger ).
  • Volume 5: 1341-1359; Addendum 1206-1359 . 1937.
  • Volume 6: 1359-1375; Addendum 985–1371 . 1950.
  • Volume 7: 1375-1390; Addendum 1213–1390 . 1961.
  • Volume 8: 1391-1400, addenda 965-1400 and 1282-1382 . 1967.
• The origin of our family names (= publications of the Heimatvereinigung am Untersee, issue 2). Steckborn 1941.
• History of the city of Frauenfeld . Frauenfeld 1946.
• Chronicle of the Canton of Thurgau. History, culture, economy . Lucerne 1950.
• Hundred years of Thurgau Cantonal School 1853–1953. Festschrift . Frauenfeld 1953.
• Erchingen-Langdorf, a Reichenau village . Frauenfeld 1953.
• History of Amriswil and the surrounding area . Frauenfeld 1957.

Essays

• The Thurgau park trees and ornamental shrubs. In: Mitteilungen der Thurgauischen Naturforschenden Gesellschaft Vol. 22, 1917, pp. 4–71.
• The Church of St. Johann in Frauenfeld-Kurzdorf . In: Thurgauische contributions to patriotic history, Vol. 57/58, 1918, pp. 36–63.
• On the history of Freudenfels . In: Thurgauische contributions to patriotic history, Vol. 61, 1924, pp. 32–35.
• The little Augustinian convent in the Blümlistobel . In: Thurgauische contributions to patriotic history, vol. 70, 1933, pp. 36–56.
• Mammertshofen . In: Writings of the Association for the History of Lake Constance and its Surroundings 68th year 1941/42, pp. 51–60 ( digitized version ).
• The St. Leonhard Chapel in Landschlacht . In: Thurgauer Jahrbuch Vol. 19, 1943, pp. 18–21.
• The right coat of arms of the Thurgau . In: Thurgauische contributions to patriotic history, Vol. 84, 1948, pp. 111–115.
• The Historical Association of the Canton of Thurgau from 1859–1959 . In: Thurgauische contributions to patriotic history Vol. 96, 1959, pp. 1-44.
• The Lords of Spiegelberg in Thurgau and Linzgau . In: Writings of the Association for the History of Lake Constance and its Surroundings 79th year 1961, pp. 107–119 ( digitized version ).
• Arenenberg Castle. In: Hermann Meili (Hrsg.): Castles, palaces and castle lords of Eastern Switzerland . Trogen 1970, pp. 94-96.
• Eugensberg Castle. In: Hermann Meili (Hrsg.): Castles, palaces and castle lords of Eastern Switzerland . Trogen 1970, pp. 97-98.

literature

• Ernst Herdi : Ernst Leisi. In: Historical-Biographical Lexicon of Switzerland . Supplement . Neuchâtel 1934, p. 103.
• Bruno Meyer : Ernst Leisi. In: Thurgauische contributions to patriotic history , Volume 108, 1970, pp. 5-14 ( digitized version ).
• Bruno Meyer: Dr. Ernst Leisi †. In: Writings of the Association for the History of Lake Constance and its Surroundings , 89th year 1971, pp. V – VIII ( digitized version ).
• Ernst Nägeli : Bechtelistag. Portraits of prominent women fields . Huber, Frauenfeld 1976, ISBN 3-7193-0540-6 , pp. 25-31.
• (no name) : Necrology for Ernst Leisi. In: Thurgauer Jahrbuch , Vol. 46, 1971, pp. 124–125. ( e-periodica.ch )

Web links

• Erich Trösch: Leisi, Ernst. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland .
• Literature by and about Ernst Leisi in the catalog of the German National Library

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Julian Schütt: "Oh God, never again Switzerland !!!". Käthe Vordtriede: journalist, socialist, Jew, exile in Switzerland from 1939 to 1941. Die Weltwoche , issue 34 of August 20, 1998, p. 43.
2. ↑ Harald Derschka : The association for the history of Lake Constance and its surroundings. A look back at one hundred and fifty years of club history 1868–2018. In: Writings of the Association for the History of Lake Constance and its Surroundings , 136, 2018, pp. 1–303, here: p. 229.