Gottfried Waelchli
Gottfried Wälchli (* 1899 in Olten ; † 1960 ibid) was a Swiss teacher , art historian and biographer who researched the life and works of Martin Disteli and Frank Buchser for years .
life and work
Gottfried Wälchli grew up as the son of a railroad worker with his brother in Olten. After training as a primary school teacher and studying in Dijon and Zurich , he became a doctor of German studies .
In addition to his work as a teacher at the secondary and district school and later at the Progymnasium Olten, he worked as a researcher on the biography and work of the artists Martin Disteli and Frank Buchser. In doing so, Wälchli was supported by the Olten politician Hugo Dietschi. Wälchli associated with many artists of his time and created a patronage for artists and art in Olten with art-interested industrialists and collectors .
In 1928 Wälchli married the artist Jeanne Roggli, with whom he had a daughter and a son.
Works
- Paul Bodmer a monograph. Rascher Verlag, Zurich 1954.
- Buchser, Frank. In: New German Biography (NDB). Volume 2, Duncker & Humblot, Berlin 1955,ISBN 3-428-00183-4, p. 710 ( digitized version ).
- Frank Buchser. My life and pursuit in America. Encounters and confessions of a Swiss painter. 1866-1871. Orell Füssli, Zurich / Leipzig 1942.
- Frank Buchser 1828–1890. Life and work. Orell Füssli, Zurich / Leipzig 1941
- Disteli, Martin. In: New German Biography (NDB). Volume 3, Duncker & Humblot, Berlin 1957,ISBN 3-428-00184-2, p. 744 ( digitized version ).
- On the hundredth anniversary of Martin Disteli's death. In: Oltner Neujahrsblätter , Vol. 2, 1944, pp. 6-7.
literature
- Roland Wälchli: Gottfried Wälchli - researcher, educator, collector. In: Oltner Neujahrsblätter, Vol. 67, 2009, pp. 60–63.
- Hans Brunner: Gottfried Wälchli (1899–1960). Series of Solothurn classics. Knapp Verlag, Olten 2015, ISBN 3-90584897-X .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Art Width: Jeanne Roggli. Accessed December 31, 2019 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Wälchli, Gottfried |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swiss teacher, art historian and biographer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1899 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Olten |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1960 |
| Place of death | Olten |