Hans Georg Wackernagel

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Hans Georg Wackernagel-Riggenbach (1895–1967) Dr. phil., ao. Prof. for Hist. Auxiliary Sciences and Folklore of the MA at the Univ. Basel, winner of the Science Prize of the City of Basel, family grave in the Hörnli cemetery, Riehen, Basel-Stadt
Family grave in the Hörnli cemetery , Riehen, Basel-Stadt

Hans Georg Wackernagel (born July 24, 1895 in Basel , † December 23, 1967 in Riehen , reformed , resident in Basel) was a Swiss historian and folklorist .

life and work

Hans Georg Wackernagel, son of the Indo-Europeanist Jacob Wackernagel and brother of Jacob Wackernagel Jr. and grandson of the Germanist Wilhelm Wackernagel , studied history, classical philology and German in Geneva and Basel. In 1921 he was promoted to Dr. phil. doctorate with a dissertation on the politics of the city of Basel in the years 1524–1528. In 1930 he became a private lecturer and in 1938 associate professor for historical auxiliary sciences and folklore of the Middle Ages at the University of Basel . He wrote fundamental works on topics of historical folklore. From 1941 he published the Basel register . In 1964 he received the Science Prize of the City of Basel for his scientific services.

Fonts (selection)

  • The politics of the city of Basel during the years 1524–1528. Basel 1922 (dissertation)
  • War customs in the medieval Confederation. Karl Werner, Basel 1934
  • The register of the University of Basel. Volumes 1 to 4, Basel University Library, Basel 1951–1975 (editor)
  • Ancient Swiss folklore. Collected writings on historical folklore. Swiss Society for Folklore, Basel 1956 (2nd edition 1959)

literature

  • In memory of Hans Georg Wackernagel-Riggenbach . 1968

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Prof. Dr. phil. Hans Georg Wackernagel (1895-1967) - Basler Stadtbuch 1969. Retrieved on June 19, 2019 .
personal data
SURNAME Wackernagel, Hans Georg
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Wackernagel-Riggenbach, Hans Georg
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Swiss historian and folklorist
DATE OF BIRTH July 24, 1895
PLACE OF BIRTH Basel
DATE OF DEATH December 23, 1967
Place of death Riehen