Johann Jakob Honegger
Johann Jakob Honegger (born July 13, 1825 in Dürnten , † November 5, 1896 in Stäfa ) was a Swiss cultural historian.
Johann Jakob Honegger attended the teachers' seminar in Küsnacht , went into practical school service, devoted himself to higher studies from 1850, attended the University of Zurich from 1852 to 1856 , then Paris, was a teacher at the seminary in Küsnacht from 1857–1861, and professor at the canton school from 1861–1865 in St. Gallen, then joined the teaching college at the Zurich University as a lecturer in history, German literature and poetics, and in 1874 was appointed professor at the latter.
After he had published two volumes of poems under the title: Herbstblüten (3rd edition: Lieder und Bilder , Leipzig 1887) in 1849 and 1852 , which showed a not inconsiderable poetic talent, he turned to cultural-historical and literary studies.
He published:
- Victor Hugo, Lamartine and Nineteenth Century French Poetry. Historically and critically presented. Meyer and Zeller, Zurich 1858.
- Literature and Culture of the New Tenth Century. Shown in their development. Weber, Leipzig 1865 (2nd edition. Sn, Leipzig 1880).
- Foundations of a general cultural history of recent times. 5th volumes (Vol. 1: The time of the first empire. Vol. 2: The time of the restoration. Vol. 3–4: The July royalty and the bourgeoisie. Th. 1–2. Vol. 5: Dialectics of the course of culture and its Final results. ). Weber, Leipzig 1868–1874 (his main work).
- Critical history of the French cultural influences in the last centuries. Oppenheim, Berlin 1875.
- Catechism of Cultural History. = Cultural history (= Weber's illustrated catechisms. Vol. 91, ZDB -ID 570761-4 ). Weber, Leipzig 1879.
- Russian literature and culture. A contribution to the history and criticism of the same. Weber, Leipzig 1880.
- General cultural history. 2 volumes (Vol. 1: History of antiquity. Vol. 2: Prehistoric time. ). Weber, Leipzig 1882–1986.
literature
- Illustrirte Zeitung No. 1711 of May 6, 1876, p. 349 f.
Web links
- Overview of courses taught by Johann Jakob Honegger at the University of Zurich (winter semester 1858 to summer semester 1886)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Honegger, Johann Jakob |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swiss cultural historian |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 13, 1825 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Dürnten |
| DATE OF DEATH | November 5, 1896 |
| Place of death | Stäfa |