Franz Fäh

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Franz Fäh-Kinkelin (1857–1907) Primary school inspector, teacher of German and history, historian, author of historical studies from the history of Switzerland in the 17th century, family grave at the Hörnli cemetery, Riehen, Basel-Stadt
Family grave in the Hörnli cemetery , Riehen, Basel-Stadt

Franz Fäh-Kinkelin (born January 21, 1857 in Walenstadt ; † May 11, 1907 ) was a Swiss teacher and historian .

life and work

Franz Fäh, who came from a simple farming background, attended high school in St. Gallen , where he was, among other things, the pupil of Johannes Dierauer . He then studied history at the University of Zurich , where Georg von Wyss , Johann Rudolf Rahn and Gerold Meyer von Knonau were among his teachers. In 1883 he received his doctorate with a dissertation on the Kluser trade from 1632/33. In the same year he was employed as a teacher for German and history at the Realschule in Basel . In 1896 or 1897 he became the school inspector of the boys' primary schools in Basel, after having previously been the inspectorate of the schools in Riehen and Bettingen . In addition to these activities, he wrote several historical studies that mainly dealt with topics from the history of Switzerland in the 17th century and the Sarganserland . He also wrote articles on the recent history of schooling and upbringing. He was the son-in-law of Hermann Kinkelin .

On the occasion of the "Basler Bundesfeier 1901", the 400th anniversary of Basel joining the Swiss Confederation, he was a member of the organizing committee and chaired the directing committee.

Works (selection)

  • The Kluser Handel and its consequences, 1632–1633, Zurich 1884 (dissertation).
  • Gustav Adolf and the Confederates, 1629–1632, Basel 1887.
  • Johann Rudolf Wettstein. Ein Zeit- und Lebensbild, 2 vol., New Year's Gazette of the GGG , Basel 1894–1895.
  • Heinrich Pestalozzi's relationship with Basel. Commemorative sheet for Pestalozzifeier 11/12. January 1896, Basel 1896.
  • From the history of the municipality of Walenstadt and the Sarganserland, Walenstadt 1900.

literature

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Basler Bundesfeier 1901. Official Festführer, p. 5f.
personal data
SURNAME Fäh, Franz
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Faeh-Kinkelin, Franz
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Swiss teacher and historian
DATE OF BIRTH January 21, 1857
PLACE OF BIRTH Walenstadt
DATE OF DEATH May 11, 1907