Hans of Gruyeres
Hans von Greyerz (born April 5, 1907 in Saanen ; † September 8, 1970 in Bern ; resident in Bern) was a Swiss historian .
Life
The son of a forester studied history , German , Latin and pedagogy at the University of Bern (and a semester at the University of Munich in 1928 ) and graduated in 1931 with a high school teacher diploma. He then worked as a high school teacher in Bern, initially with deputies and from 1938 with a permanent position. In 1938 he did his doctorate with Richard Feller . In 1942 he received his habilitation and in 1948, as Feller's successor, he was appointed full professor of Swiss history and modern, general cultural history at the University of Bern. In 1956/57 he was Dean of the Philosophical and Historical Faculty, 1960/61 Rector of the University of Bern.
His son Kaspar von Gruyères also became a historian and professor.
Works (selection)
- Studies on the cultural history of the city of Bern at the end of the Middle Ages. In: Archives of the Historical Association of the Canton of Bern. Vol. 35, H. 2 (July 1940), pp. 177-491. (Dissertation)
- Albert Comment, Hans Huber, Hans von Greyerz: Expert opinion on the deed of union of the Jura with the canton of Bern. Lausanne 1948.
- Hans von Greyerz, Peter Dürrenmatt , Walther Allgöwer: The Ideo of the cooperative. Lang, Bern 1948.
- Nation and history in Bernese thinking: On the contribution of Bern to Swiss historical and national consciousness. Lang, Bern 1953.
- Switzerland between two world wars. Rector's speech. Haupt, Bern 1962.
- The federal state since 1848. In: Handbuch der Schweizer Geschichte. Report House, Zurich 1972/77, Vol. 2, pp. 1019–1267.
literature
- Hans Ulrich Jost : On the 100th birthday of Professor Hans von Greyerz (1907–1970). In: Bern journal for history and local history. Vol. 69 (2007), H. 4, pp. 289-296, doi: 10.5169 / seals-247326 .
Web links
- Literature by and about Hans von Greyerz in the catalog of the German National Library
- Christoph Zürcher: Gruyère, Hans von. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland .
Individual evidence
- ^ Béatrice Wiggenhauser: Early Modern Awakening at the University of Zurich. In: Traverse . Vol. 1 (1994), H. 2, pp. 185 f. ( online ).
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Gruyères, Hans von |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swiss historian |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 5, 1907 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Saanen |
| DATE OF DEATH | September 8, 1970 |
| Place of death | Bern |