Jakob Hugentobler

Jakob Hugentobler (born February 13, 1885 in Fimmelsberg-Bissegg ; † March 6, 1966 in Arenenberg ) was a Swiss conservator and author .

life and work

Hugentobler was the castle warden of Arenenberg from 1925 to 1957. He wrote numerous writings a. a. about the history of castles and their inhabitants in the area around the Arenenberg. The Thurgauer Jahrbuch published numerous of his articles. The brochure “The Bonaparte Family on Arenenberg”, written by Hugentobler, was popular reading for the numerous museum visitors to Arenenberg Castle. Hugentobler was awarded the Knight's Cross of the French Legion of Honor for his work . He found his final resting place in the Ermatingen cemetery .

literature

• Jakob Hugentobler: The letters of Queen Hortense to the Effinger von Wildegg , in: Writings of the Association for the History of Lake Constance and its Surroundings , 66th year 1939, pp. 35-69 ( digitized version )
• Jakob Hugentobler: Queen Hortense as the muse of song. In: Thurgauer Jahrbuch , Vol. 12, 1936, pp. 25–31. ( e-periodica.ch )
• Jakob Hugentobler: Eugensberg Castle and its builder Eugène Beauharnis. In: Thurgauer Jahrbuch , 13, 1937, pp. 13–22. ( e-periodica.ch ) 
• Jakob Hugentobler: Salenstein Castle and its owners . In: Thurgauer Jahrbuch , Vol. 16, 1940, pp. 13-25. ( e-periodica.ch )
• Jakob Hugentobler: The grave of Queen Hortense. In: Thurgauer Jahrbuch , 23, 1947, pp. 25–28 ( e-periodica.ch ) 
• Jakob Hugentobler: A birthday party for Napoleon under the tent pavilion . In: Thurgauer Jahrbuch , Vol. 34, 1959, pp. 49–55. ( e-periodica.ch )
• Jakob Hugentobler: Scheffel's relationship to the Eugensberg. In: Thurgauer Zeitung from April 19, 1962.
• Jakob Hugentobler: The Imperial Telegraph on Arenenberg . In: Thurgauer Jahrbuch , Vol. 39, 1964, pp. 67–78. ( e-periodica.ch )
• Jakob Hugentobler: The Bonaparte family on Arenenberg. Napoléon Museum, Salenstein 1989.

Individual evidence

1. ^ Thurgauer Jahrbuch: Nekrolog für Jakob Hugentobler. Retrieved March 21, 2020 .