Max Silberschmidt (historian)

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Max Silberschmidt (born January 29, 1899 in Zurich ; † May 4, 1989 there ) was a Swiss historian .

Life

Max Silberschmidt was born the son of the physician William Silberschmidt . From 1918 to 1923 he studied history at the universities of Zurich , Geneva and Leipzig . In 1923 he received his doctorate from Karl Meyer in Zurich with a dissertation on the relations between Venice and the rich in the East, which he had written at the suggestion of the orientalist Rudolf Tschudi . On Karl Meyer's advice, however, Silberschmidt then specialized in the history of the United States . At London University he sat with Arnold J. Toynbee with Britishand American history apart. In 1932 he received his habilitation at the University of Zurich with a paper on the balance of power between Great Britain and the United States. From 1932 to 1934 he toured the United States on a Rockefeller Fellowship .

From 1926 already as a professor of history and geography on until 1945 Winterthur Technical operates Silberschmidt in 1945 as successor to Hans Nabholz for extraordinary and 1950 to full professor nominated for economic history, as well as British and American history at the University of Zurich. From 1960 to 1962 he was dean of the Philosophical Faculty I. 1969 Silberschmidt retired. His academic papers are in the UZH archive .

Fonts (selection)

  • The oriental problem at the time of the emergence of the Turkish Empire according to Venetian sources. A contribution to the history of the relations between Venice and Sultan Bajezid I, Byzantium, Hungary, Genoa and the empire of Kipchak 1381–1400. Teubner, Leipzig 1923 (dissertation, University of Zurich, 1923).
  • Great Britain and the United States. Your power-political relationship from the American War of Independence to the World War. Teubner, Leipzig 1932 (habilitation thesis, University of Zurich).
  • The rise of the United States of America to world power. State and Economy of the USA in the 20th Century. Sauerländer, Aarau 1941.
  • America's industrial development. From the time of the pioneers to the era of big business. Francke, Bern 1958.
  • On both sides of the Atlantic. Studies on economy, society and the state. Ceremony for his 70th birthday on January 29, 1969. Edited by Max Mittler and Robert Schneebeli. Atlantis, Zurich 1969.
  • The United States and Europe. Rivals and Partners. Thames & Hudson, London 1972.

literature

  • Jan S. Krulis-Randa, Robert Schneebeli, Hansjörg Siegenthaler (eds.): History in the present. Festival for Max Silberschmidt. Europa-Verlag, Zurich 1981 (with bibliography).
  • Urs Bitterli : Max Silberschmidt in memory. In: Swiss monthly books . Vol. 69 (1989), H. 7/8, p. 554 f. ( online ).
  • Kurt R. Spillmann : Professor Dr. Max Silberschmidt. January 29, 1899 to May 4, 1989. In: University of Zurich: Annual Report 1989/90. P. 139 f. ( online ).

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Collection: NL Max Silberschmidt (1899–1989). UZH archive. Signature: PA.026. link
personal data
SURNAME Silberschmidt, Max
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Swiss historian
DATE OF BIRTH January 29, 1899
PLACE OF BIRTH Zurich
DATE OF DEATH May 4th 1989
Place of death Zurich