Léon Kern
Léon Kern (born May 15, 1894 in Freiburg , † August 18, 1971 in Bern ; Catholic , legal resident in Freiburg) was a Swiss historian and federal archivist .
Life
Léon Kern was born on May 15, 1894 in Freiburg, the son of the accountant Auguste Kern and his wife Mathilde Kern, née Audergon. After graduating from the College of St. Michael , Kern studied law from 1915 and later history at the University of Freiburg . He received his doctorate in 1917 with a dissertation on the history of Freiburg in the 13th century. He then attended the École nationale des chartes in Paris . There he was also employed as a lawyer in the Swiss legation.
As a result, Léon Kern worked as an archivist from 1920. In 1933 he was appointed head of the Federal Archives, which he held until 1954. To this end, Kern taught at the university level, initially as a private lecturer in history at the University of Lausanne from 1920 to 1925 , then until 1963 as an associate professor for medieval history and historical auxiliary sciences at the University of Bern . Kern emerged as the author of numerous scientific articles on church and diplomacy history.
Léon Kern was married to the high school teacher Henriette nee Weissenbach. He died on August 18, 1971, three months after turning 77 in Bern.
Honor
- In 1962, the University of Lausanne recognized Léon Kern with an honorary doctorate .
literature
- Gazette de Lausanne . 20th August 1971.
- Ernest Giddey: Léon Kern (1894–1971). In: Swiss History Journal . Vol. 21, 1971, p. 339 f. ( online ).
- Kern, Léon. In: The lecturers of the Bern University of Applied Sciences 1528–1984. University of Bern, Bern 1984 ( online ).
Web links
- Marianne Rolle: Kern, Léon. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Kern, Léon |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swiss historian and federal archivist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 15, 1894 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Freiburg |
| DATE OF DEATH | 18th August 1971 |
| Place of death | Bern |