Hans Zeller

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Hans Zeller (born February 27, 1926 in Wädenswil ; † August 28, 2014 ) was a Swiss literary scholar .

Life

From 1945 Zeller first studied physics and chemistry. After studying German and Classical Philology in Zurich, he received his doctorate in 1953. From 1953 to 1965 he worked as a high school teacher.

From 1965 to 1968 he was Professor of Modern German Literature at the University of Zurich and 1968 to 1992 at the University of Freiburg i. Üe. ; In 1976/1977 he was Dean of the Philosophical Faculty there.

Zeller was an expert on the life and work of Conrad Ferdinand Meyer , one of the most important German-speaking Swiss poets of the 19th century. Zeller is considered to be one of the most important representatives of edition philology . He advocated that, in addition to the literary texts, their complete history with all its variants should be presented.

Publications

Editing

  • Anna von Doß. Letters about Conrad Ferdinand Meyer. Benteli, Bern 1960.
  • CF Meyer's correspondence. Historical-critical edition in 12 volumes: Volume 1, Conrad Ferdinand Meyer - Gottfried Keller , Letters 1871 to 1889. Benteli, Bern 1998, ISBN 3-71651134-X .
  • Conrad Ferdinand Meyer : Complete Works - 1: Poems. Wallstein; Edition: Edition in seven volumes. Read edition, 2014, ISBN 3-83531483-1 .
  • Conrad Ferdinand Meyer: Complete works - 2 pictures and ballads, twenty ballads, romances and pictures, poems from the estate , Wallstein; Edition: Edition in seven volumes. Read edition, 2014, ISBN 3-83531484-X
  • Correspondence CF Meyer - Friedrich von Wyß and Georg von Wyß : Letters 1856–1897. Wallstein, Göttingen 2014, ISBN 978-3-8353-1466-5 .
  • Correspondence CF Meyer - Gottfried Keller: Letters 1871–1889. Wallstein, Göttingen 2014, ISBN 978-3-8353-1466-5 .
  • Publishing correspondence : Conrad Ferdinand Meyer, Betsy Meyer - Hermann Haessel with related correspondence and publishing documents: Letters 1855 to April 1874. Wallstein, Göttingen 2014, ISBN 978-3-8353-1491-7 .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ In memoriam: Prof. em. Hans Zeller , University of Freiburg , September 2, 2014.
  2. ↑ We mourn the loss of our emeritus Hans Zeller, February 27, 1926–28. August 2014. University of Freiburg, September 2, 2014.
  3. ^ Walter Morgenthaler: A pioneering editor. In: NZZ , September 27, 2014, p. 62.
personal data
SURNAME Zeller, Hans
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Swiss literary scholar
DATE OF BIRTH February 27, 1926
PLACE OF BIRTH Waedenswil
DATE OF DEATH August 28, 2014