Otto Paul Wenger

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Otto Paul Wenger (* 1919 ; † September 25, 1981 ) was a Swiss coin dealer and numismatist. He was one of the most famous coin dealers in Switzerland , who anchored coin collecting to the public through his many popular scientific articles in the early 1970s.

Otto Paul Wenger initially continued his father's bonnet shop in Bern. He also collected coins. His interest was triggered by the purchase of a Roman ace in 1949 from the Münzen und Medaille AG in Basel. In 1968 the silver boom in Germany and especially in Switzerland sparked widespread interest in coin collecting. Otto Paul Wenger used this favorable climate to turn his hobby into a profession. In 1970 he gave up his father's business and took over the numismatic department at the Schweizerische Kreditanstalt . In this function he looked after countless collectors at the bank counter. His knowledge of the beginner's questions enabled him to publish countless popular science articles in various, mainly non-numismatic, media. Best known was his Kleine Münzkunde published by Hallwag-Verlag .

Otto Paul Wenger Prize

The Association of Swiss Professional Numismatists awards the Otto Paul Wenger Prize at irregular intervals for special achievements in the service of coin collectors.

Works

  • Small coin studies. (1963)
  • Ancient numismatics for beginners. (1971)
  • Greek coins. (1974)
  • Roman imperial coins. (1975)
  • Introduction to Numismatics. (1978)

literature

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ https://www.e-periodica.ch/cntmng?pid=hib-001:1983:256:173 historical calendar, or, Der hinkende Bot 256 (1983), p. 87
  2. ↑ Ruth Niedermann receives Otto Paul Wenger Prize . CoinsWeekly GmbH. June 20, 2019. Retrieved June 20, 2019.
  3. ^ Otto Paul Wenger Prize for Ruth Niedermann Schneider . In: NNB . tape 68 , no. 7 , July 2019, p. 275 .
  4. ↑ Björn Schöpe: Fritz Rudolf Künker honored with the German Eligius Prize and the Swiss Otto Paul Wenger Prize . In: Society for International Monetary History (Ed.): Geldgeschichtliche Nachrichten . tape 53 , no. 299 , September 2018, p. 300-301 .
  5. ↑ Jürg Richter receives the Otto Paul Wenger Prize 2016 . CoinsWeekly GmbH. July 14, 2016. Retrieved August 27, 2018.
  6. ↑ Award ceremonies 2015 . Association of Swiss Professional Numismatists. June 29, 2015. Accessed August 27, 2018.
  7. ↑ Dieter Raab honored with Otto Paul Wenger Prize . CoinsWeekly GmbH. July 10, 2014. Retrieved August 27, 2018.
  8. ↑ Ursula Kampmann receives Otto Paul Wenger Prize . Association of Swiss Professional Numismatists. June 29, 2012. Retrieved August 27, 2018.
  9. ^ Otto Paul Wenger Prize to Viennese researcher . CoinsWeekly GmbH. July 7, 2011. Retrieved August 27, 2018.
personal data
SURNAME Wenger, Otto Paul
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Swiss coin dealer and numismatist
DATE OF BIRTH 1919
DATE OF DEATH September 25, 1981