Hans Kaufmann (archivist)

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Hans Oskar Kaufmann (born July 13, 1928 in Solothurn ; † March 5, 2014 in Langendorf SO ) was a Swiss archivist .

Kaufmann received his doctorate in 1963 from the University of Zurich with a thesis on the problem of natural spatial structure, and since 1964 he has been head of department at the main library of the ETH Zurich . From 1971 to 1991 Kaufmann was the city archivist and city librarian in Grenchen . In 1991 he was awarded the Chappeli-Tüfel , an award for outstanding personalities in the city of Grenchen. In 2000 he was made an honorary member of the Historical Society of the Canton of Solothurn . In 2004, Hans Kaufmann received the Regiobank Solothurn's literature prize and, in 2007, the city ​​of Grenchen's culture prize . He died on March 5, 2014 in his parents' house in Langendorf .

Publications (selection)

  • 1963 On the problem of the natural spatial structure . Dissertation (Juris-Verlag, Zurich)
  • 1974 Grenchen ( Vogt-Schild , Solothurn)
  • 1976 The glass ants (first self-published by the author, Grenchen, and 1986 in Edition Toni Brechbühl / Literary Society Grenchen)
  • 1991 Kaloskopi (self-published by the author, Grenchen)
  • 1995 Semper curiosus. Hans Kaufmann's smaller writings on Grenchen and the surrounding area, edited with the assistance of the author. by Rolf Max Kully, Literary Society, Grenchen
  • 1996 The Mohrenkopf book . With illustrations (self-published by the author, Langendorf)
  • 1996 Venice (Tipografia Artigianelli, Venice)
  • 1998 The Uduz . Children's picture book (self-published by the author)
  • 2006 Search and find . Platinum, 105-Zechinen, Lost Books, Tacitus and Linear B (self-published, Langendorf)

literature

  • Daniela Deck: Huge knowledge in a charming package: Hans Kaufmann. Culture award winner seeks the truth behind held opinions. In: Solothurner Zeitung . January 6, 2006.
  • Daniela Deck: Curiosity, humor and joie de vivre: Hans Kaufmann. The Chappelitüfel, author and former city archivist, is 80 years old. In: Solothurner Zeitung . July 12, 2008.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ GT .: City archivist Dr. Hans Kaufmann . In: Solothurner Zeitung / Grenchner Tagblatt . No. 66 , March 20, 1971, pp. 43 .
  2. ↑ a b Detail page of cultural workers: Kaufmann Hans . SOKultur, Canton of Solothurn, Board of Trustees for the Promotion of Culture. Retrieved May 29, 2017.
  3. ↑ Peter Frey: In memoriam Dr. phil. Hans Kaufmann-Gisiger, honorary member, Langendorf, 1928-2014 . In: Yearbook for Solothurn History . tape 87 , 2014, p. 314 ( digitized at e-periodica ).
personal data
SURNAME Kaufmann, Hans
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Kaufmann, Hans Oskar
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Swiss archivist and author
DATE OF BIRTH July 13, 1928
PLACE OF BIRTH Solothurn
DATE OF DEATH 5th March 2014
Place of death Langendorf SO