Hans Jenny (art historian)
Hans Jenny (also Hans Jenny-Kappers , born June 30, 1894 in Niederurnen , † August 7, 1942 in Zurich ) was a Swiss art historian . As the son of Conrad and Albertina Jenny-Jenny, he grew up in the Jenny-Schloss Thalwil.
In 1934 Jenny published the first edition of the Swiss Art Guide . This art guide was a handbook that primarily took into account architecture and monuments. Like the Dehio Handbook , it is a pioneering work and an important basis for general art topography . The art guide has been reprinted several times, up to the present day.
Jenny was self-taught because he was unable to study properly due to health problems. In 1934 he married Theodora Ariens Kappers from the Netherlands. From 1935 Jenny was an assistant at the graphic collection of the ETH Zurich .
His estate is in the Glarus State Archives .
Fonts (selection)
- Art guide of Switzerland. 1st edition. Lindner, Küssnacht / Düsseldorf / Rome 1934.
- The Canton of Glarus: A descriptive catalog of the printed maps and plans, views of towns and landscapes from the beginnings to 1880. Huber, Frauenfeld 1939.
literature
- Glarus News . August 10, 1942.
- Hans R. Hahnloser : Foreword to the fourth edition. In memory of Hans Jenny. In: Art Guide of Switzerland. 4th edition. Büchler, Bern 1945, pp. XVIII – XXIII.
Web links
- Literature by and about Hans Jenny in the catalog of the German National Library
- Zita Caviezel-Rüegg: Jenny, Hans. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland .
Individual evidence
- ↑ 125 years of the Society for Swiss Art History: Passion for Art Monuments | NZZ . In: Neue Zürcher Zeitung . June 4, 2005, ISSN 0376-6829 ( nzz.ch [accessed September 26, 2017]).
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Jenny, Hans |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Jenny-Kappers, Hans |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swiss art historian |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 30, 1894 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Niederurnen |
| DATE OF DEATH | August 7, 1942 |
| Place of death | Zurich |