Gustav Amweg
Gustav Amweg (born June 16, 1874 in Vendlincourt ; † February 27, 1944 in Pruntrut , entitled to live in Vendlincourt) was a Swiss author and teacher .
biography
Amweg attended the teachers' college in Pruntrut and obtained the primary school teacher license in 1893 . He then worked as a teacher in Mormont , Vendlincourt and from 1900 in Pruntrut. After studying at the University of Bern , he was awarded the secondary teacher license in 1906 . From 1907 to 1939 he was a teacher at the Progymnasium of the Pruntrut Cantonal School , where he taught French and history . From 1923 he was also a librarian .
He was involved in the Société jurassienne d'Emulation , where he was central secretary from 1909 to 1924, then treasurer and finally president from 1927 to 1933.
Gustav Amweg's work, which includes several publications and is characterized by an encyclopedic character, is still of great value today. From his collection of engravings and his library, the Musée de l'Hôtel-Dieu in Pruntrut was created in 1949.
In 1936 he received an honorary doctorate from the University of Bern and an honorary membership of the Historical and Antiquarian Society in Basel .
Publications
- Bibliographie du Jura bernois, ancien Evêché de Bâle , 1928
- Les Arts dans le Jura bernois et à Bienne, 2 vols. , 1937–41
- Histoire populaire du Jura Bernois , 1942
Web links
- François Kohler: Amweg, Gustav. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland .
- Literature by and about Gustav Amweg in the bibliographic database WorldCat
- Gustav Amweg, photo and information on the collection website of the Musée de l'Hôtel-Dieu (French)
Individual evidence
- ^ Paul Roth: Obituary and Bibliography. Retrieved September 7, 2019 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Amweg, Gustav |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Amweg, Gustave |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swiss author and teacher |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 16, 1874 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Vendlincourt |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 27, 1944 |
| Place of death | Pruntrut |