Heinrich Boos

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Heinrich Boos (1851–1917) historian, grave in the Wolfgottesacker cemetery, Basel
Grave in the Wolfgottesacker cemetery , Basel

Heinrich Boos (born June 14, 1851 in Cannstatt , † July 10, 1917 in Basel ) was a Swiss historian .

life and work

Heinrich Boos, son of a German master locksmith and naturalized in Basel in 1859, attended schools in Basel and then completed a history degree in Basel, Leipzig and Göttingen , where he received his doctorate in 1874 . In 1875 he completed his habilitation in Basel and became a private lecturer. As a result, he arranged several archives. In 1897 he became a full professor for cultural history and historical auxiliary sciences at the University of Basel. His main work is the four-volume history of Rhenish urban culture (1897–1901), made possible by a patron. Boos was also the editor of medieval written sources.

Since 1881 he belonged to the Masonic Lodge for friendship and stability .

Fonts (selection)

  • The Litites and Aldions according to popular rights. Göttingen 1874. (Dissertation)
  • History of the city of Basel in the Middle Ages. Detloff, Basel 1877.
  • Document book of the city of Aarau. With a historical introduction, register and glossary, as well as a historical map. Sauerlander, Aarau 1880.
  • Document book of the Basel region. 2 vol. Detloff, Basel 1881–1883.
  • History of the city of Worms. A contribution to German urban history. Weidmann, Berlin 1886.
  • Ukundenbuch der Stadt Worms. 2 vol. Weidmannsche Buchhandlung, Berlin 1886–1890. (Digital copies: Volume 1 to 1300 ; Volume 2 1301-1400 )
  • Monumenta Wormatiensia. Annals and Chronicles. Weidmann, Berlin 1893. Digitized
  • History of Freemasonry. A contribution to cultural history. HR Sauerländer, Aarau 1894.
    • History of Freemasonry. A contribution to the cultural and literary history of the 18th century. 2nd, completely revised edition, HR Sauerländer, Aarau 1906. (Reprints 1969 and 1979).
  • History of the Rhenish urban culture from the beginning to the present. 4 parts, Berlin 1897–1901.
  • Directory of the manuscripts and incunabula of the Schaffhausen City Library, together with a directory of the handwritten estate of Johannes von Müller. Schaffhausen 1903.
  • Festschrift for the centenary of the Lodge for Friendship and Stability in Basel. Publishing house of the Basler Loge, Basel 1908.

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Footnotes

  1. ↑ Cornelius W. Freiherr Heyl zu Herrnsheim
personal data
SURNAME Boos, Heinrich
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Swiss historian
DATE OF BIRTH June 14, 1851
PLACE OF BIRTH Cannstatt
DATE OF DEATH July 10, 1917
Place of death Basel