Franz Ludwig Haller of Koenigsfelden
Franz Ludwig Haller (born February 1, 1755 in Bern , † April 19, 1838 ibid) was a Swiss numismatist , archivist and soldier .
His father was the court clerk in Königsfelden Anton Emanuel Haller and Rosine Lauterburg .
Haller acquired knowledge of Roman antiquities in Vindonissa and from 1780 was in charge of the coin collection of the Bern City Library . From 1792 to 1798 he was court clerk in Königsfelden , and from 1804 to 1820 feudal archivist in Bern. He ceded his private collection to the same city library. He published historical, numismatic and poetic works, including Helvetia under the Romans .
In 1769, 1770 and again in 1806 Haller examined the well-preserved skeleton of Duke Leopold III, who died in Sempach in 1386 . , where he described frontal and right temporal cut and stab injuries to the skull.
Fonts
In addition to a number of small archaeological and numismatic treatises, he wrote:
- Life of Mr. Robert Scipio von Lentulus, former lieutenant general in Königl. Prussian Services and the Bernese Peoples, & c. & c. & c. Haller, Bern 1787, ( digitized ; French: La Vie de Robert Scipion, Baron de Lentulus, Lieutenant-Général des armées du Roi de Prusse, Chef d'un Régiment de Cuirassiers, chevalier de l'ordre de l'aigle noire, & de Saint André & c. & c. En Commission chez Kunze, Bern 1788, digitized ).
- Military character and strange war acts of Frederick the Only, King of Prussia. Oemigke the Younger, Berlin 1796, ( digitized version ).
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Helvetia under the Romans. 2 volumes. At the expense of the author, Bern et al. 1811–1812;
- Part 1: History of the Helvetii under the Romans. 1811, ( digitized version );
- Part 2: Topography of Helvetia under the Romans. 1812, ( digitized version ).
- Depiction of the strangest Swiss battles from 1298 to 1499; described according to the principles of strategy and tactics. Wallis, Constance 1826, ( digitized version ).
- Catalogus Numismatum Veterum, Græcorum et Latinorum, maxime vero Imperatorum, Augustarum, Cæsarumque Romanorum, quæ exstant in Museo Civitatis Bernensis. Haller, Bern 1829, ( digitized version ).
- Contributions to the latest history of Switzerland from its upheaval to the present day. (unfinished).
literature
- Emil Blösch : Haller, Franz Ludwig, called v. Koenigsfelden . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 10, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1879, p. 429 f.
- Gottfried von Mülinen: Franz Ludwig Haller von Königsfelden. A biographical attempt. In: The Swiss historical researcher. Vol. 10, 1838, ZDB -ID 988297-2 , pp. 448-491.
- Norwin Weber: Franz Ludwig Haller of Königsfelden. 1755-1838. E. Kuhn, Biel 1900, (Bern, University, dissertation, 1899/1900).
Web links
- Daniel Schmutz: Haller, Franz Ludwig. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland .
- Franz Ludwig Haller von Königsfelden in the catalog of the Burgerbibliothek Bern
Individual evidence
- ^ Daniel Schmutz: Haller, Franz Ludwig. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland .
- ^ Franz Ludwig Haller: Representation of the strangest Swiss battles from 1298 to 1499. Wallis, 1826, note 60 on p. 205.
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Haller von Königsfelden, Franz Ludwig |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Haller, Franz Ludwig |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swiss numismatist, archivist and soldier |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 1, 1755 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Bern |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 19, 1838 |
| Place of death | Bern |