Michel Salamin
Michel Salamin (born October 15, 1929 in Sierre ; † December 17, 1993 ibid) was a Swiss historian . His specialty was the history of the Valais .
Life
The son of a teacher and the husband of a headmistress for medical assistants studied philosophy, French and history at the University of Freiburg im Üechtland . From 1960 to 1971 Salamin was a scholarship holder of the Swiss National Science Foundation for the promotion of scientific research. In Sierre he was a lay judge from 1969 to 1980 . His research is mainly concerned with the history of the Valais between 1798 and 1815. Among other things, he shows "that the Helvetic Republic never really gained a foothold in the Valais and that the state institutions and the authorities involved were never able to function properly." In 1980 he received the Paul Budry Prize.
Works (selection)
- La République indépendante du Valais 1802-1810: l'évolution politique. Manoir, Sierre 1971.
- Le Valais de 1798 à 1940: précédé d'un résumé de l'histoire valaisanne, des origines à 1798. Manoir, Sierre 1978.
- Pages militaires sierroises , Imprimerie Sierroise, 1962
- Famine en Suisse et émigration , 1971
- Histoire générale with Gérard Pfulg and Maurice Zermatten, Edition Delta, 1972
Web links
- Ignace Carruzzo: Salamin, Michel. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland .
- Biography: Monsieur Michel Salamin (1929-1993) (French; PDF; 3.1 MB)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Paul Biderbost: The Republic of Valais, 1802-1810: a contribution to the Valais constitutional history , Publisher Lausanne, 1959, page 30
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Salamin, Michel |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swiss historian |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 15, 1929 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Sierre |
| DATE OF DEATH | 17th December 1993 |
| Place of death | Sierre |