Franz Fankhauser

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Franz Fankhauser (born September 2, 1883 in Bleichegut near Burgdorf , Canton of Bern , † November 16, 1959 in Winterthur ) was a Swiss Romance scholar , teacher and author .

life and work

Franz Fankhauser was the son of the farmer and entrepreneur Franz Fankhauser. From 1902 to 1909 he studied Romance studies, classical philology , Sanskrit and history at the University of Basel and later at the University of Bern . As a student of Karl Jaberg and Louis Gauchat , he wrote a dissertation in 1908 on the Patois des Val d'Illiez . From 1909 to 1953 Fankhauser worked as a teacher for French, Italian and Latin at the Gymnasium Winterthur. When he was appointed to the University of Lausanne in 1929 , he declined in favor of his teaching post.

From 1906 to 1917, Fankhauser collected thousands of field and place names in the French-German border area for the Glossaire des patois de la Suisse romande . In 1918 the study of Ticino torba ("memory") followed, in which he combined language and material research.

In the same year, Fankhauser and his friend Jakob Jud published Martin Lutta's dissertation . Over the years, Fankhauser supervised over fifty dissertations as a consultant and proofreader. With his knowledge he supports the editorial team of the Dicziunari Rumantsch Grischun . In gratitude, the Rätische name book published in 1939 was dedicated to Fankhauser and Jud. Fankhauser was also a co-author of the Burgdorf yearbooks .

Publications (selection)

  • The patois of Val d'Hliez (Lower Valais). Hall 1911.
  • In Ticino (valmagg.) Torba ‹Speicher›. In: Swiss Archives for Folklore. 22, 1918, pp. 50-59.
  • From the Valais folklore of the 18th century. In: Franz Fankhauser, Jakob Jud: Festschrift Louis Gauchat on his 60th birthday. Sauerländer, Aarau 1926, pp. 398–434.
  • History of the linen weaving mill Worb and Scheitlin. 300 years of development by an Emmenthal company 1630–1936. Burgdorf 1936.
  • Bibliography of publications by Franz Fankhauser. In: Vox Romanica , 18, 1959, pp. 382-387 ( digitized version ).

literature

  • Karl Jaberg, Paul Aebischer , Jakob Jud: Three essays on Franz Fankhauser's 60th birthday. In: Vox Romanica , 8, 1945, pp. 1-33 ( digitized version ).
  • Max Pfister : Necrology for Franz Fankhauser. In: Vox Romanica , 18, 1959, pp. 379-382 ( digitized version ).
  • Andrea Schorta : In memoria da dr. Franz Fankhauser. In: Annalas da la Societad Retorumantscha. 73, 1960, pp. 222-226 ( digitized version ).

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personal data
SURNAME Fankhauser, Franz
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Swiss Romance studies specialist, teacher and author
DATE OF BIRTH September 2, 1883
PLACE OF BIRTH Bleached goods near Burgdorf , Canton Bern
DATE OF DEATH November 16, 1959
Place of death Winterthur