Jodokus Jost
Jodokus Jost , called Jost von Brechershäusern (* probably November 2, 1589 in Wynigen , † before August 24, 1657 in Wynigen), was a Swiss farmer and chronicler.
Jost was a rich farmer on the Brechershäusern farm in the municipality of Wynigen in the canton of Bern . He wrote a chronicle of current events on site, in Switzerland and worldwide. a. the Swiss Peasants' War of 1653 and the First Villmerger War of 1656.
Text output
- The chronicle of Jost von Brechershäusern , in: Burgdorfer Jahrbuch 25, 1958, 92–132
Secondary literature
- Alfred Bärtschi: The Chronicle of Josts von Brechershäusern , in: Burgdorfer Jahrbuch 25, 1958, 79-92
- Richard Feller , Edgar Bonjour : Historiography of Switzerland from the late Middle Ages to the modern age , Basel ² 1979, 1, 359 f
- Danièle Tosato-Rigo: La chronique de Jodocus Jost, miroir d'un paysan bernois au XVIIe siècle , Diss. Lausanne 2000
Web links
- Karin Marti-Weissenbach: Jost, Jodokus. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland .
- Literature by and about Jodokus Jost in the catalog of the German National Library
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Jost, Jodokus |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Jost von Brechershäuser |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swiss farmer and chronicler |
| DATE OF BIRTH | around November 2, 1589 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Wynigen |
| DATE OF DEATH | before August 24, 1657 |
| Place of death | Wynigen |