Liechtenhan
Liechtenhan , Lichtenhan or Lichtenhahn is a family from Basel . It was first mentioned in 1196 as a clan with the name " Lichtenhayn " in Jüterbog ( Brandenburg ).
The progenitor of the family was the iron merchant Ludwig Liechtenhan († around 1558), who immigrated to Basel via Leipzig and became a Basel citizen in 1524; his son Isaac Liechtenhan joined the Grand Council of the City of Basel as court lord of Kleinbasel in 1583 and received a rich epitaph in the cloister of the Basel Minster . Initially shaped by skilled trades, the family also increasingly accepted academic professions; after all, she belonged to the patriciate of the city. Since the pastor Hans Rudolf Liechtenhan (1731–1805) changed his name to "Lichtenhahn", both forms of name can be found today. The curator of the Basler Kunsthalle , Lucas (Richard) Lichtenhahn, later adopted the form of the name «Lichtenhan», which however no longer exists today.
Known family members
- Eduard Liechtenhan (1891–1965), Swiss classical philologist and high school teacher
- In 1738, François-Louis Lichtenhan founded the Feuille d'Avis de Neuchâtel , the oldest French-language newspaper still to be published
- Francine-Dominique Liechtenhan (* 1956), French historian
- Lucas Lichtenhan (1898–1969), Swiss art historian, art dealer and curator
- Rudolf Liechtenhan the Elder (1875–1947), Swiss pastor and theologian
- Rudolf Liechtenhan the Younger (1911–2005), Swiss author, journalist and dramaturge
- Fritz Lichtenhahn (1932–2017), Swiss actor