Hermann Walser
Hermann Walser (born December 11, 1870 in Biel , † May 1, 1919 in Bern ; resident in Teufen ) was a Swiss geographer and university lecturer from the canton of Appenzell Ausserrhoden .
Life
Hermann Walser was a son of Adolf Walser, bookbinder and businessman , and Elisa Marti. He was the brother of Karl Walser and Robert Walser . He studied geography , geology and history at the University of Bern , at the Ludwig-Maximilians University in Munich and at the University in Leipzig . In 1892 he obtained the diploma for the higher teaching post. In 1896 he did his doctorate under Eduard Brückner . From 1893 to 1894 he worked as a secondary teacher in Herzogenbuchsee . From 1894 to 1909 he was a high school teacher in Bern. In 1909 he became a private lecturer and associate professor . From 1911 he held a chair as a full professor for anthropogeography at the University of Bern. Walser dealt with the cultural landscape change , settlement research and the relationship between politics and geography. He also worked on the Geographical Lexicon of Switzerland .
literature
- André Zinggeler: Prof. Hermann Walser, life and work: an analysis of his notebooks. Bern 1987. (with catalog raisonné)
- Georges Grosjean: 100 Years of the Geographical Institute at the University of Bern, 1886–1986. Bern: Geographical Society of Bern 1991, pp. 61–66.
Web links
- Peter Müller-Grieshaber: Hermann Walser. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland . December 27, 2014 , accessed June 2, 2020 .
- Hermann Walser's estate in the Bern State Archives
- Entry on Hermann Walser in Swiss Elites of the 20th Century
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SURNAME | Walser, Hermann |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swiss geographer and university professor |
DATE OF BIRTH | December 11, 1870 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Biel |
DATE OF DEATH | May 1, 1919 |
Place of death | Bern |