Paul-Otto Bessire
Paul-Otto Bessire (born April 21, 1880 in Moutier , Canton Bern , Switzerland ; † September 6, 1958 there ) was a Swiss historian and writer .
After attending the teachers' seminar in Pruntrut , he acquired the secondary teacher license at the University of Basel in 1901 . In 1910 he was at the University of Berne Dr. phil. obtained his doctorate there in 1913 and also obtained the secondary school teacher diploma. From 1899 to 1902 he worked as a teacher in Corcelles , from 1902 to 1907 as a secondary teacher in Moutier, from 1915 to 1930 as a teacher of French and history at the grammar school and from 1930 to 1951 as a Latin teacher at the Progymnasium in Pruntrut.
Works
- Jacob-Henri Meister (1744-1826). Sa vie et ses œuvres , Delsberg 1912
- Le rôle des Suisses dans les troubles de l'Évêché de Bâle (1726–1740) , Delsberg 1918
- La question jurassienne , Pruntrut 1919
- Le banneret. Pièce historique en 4 actes avec chants et musique , Biel 1927
- Le cerisier en fleurs . Roman, Lausanne 1930
- Sous le ciel natal . Poèmes, Tavannes 1933
- Histoire du Jura bernois et de l'ancien Evêché de Bâle , Pruntrut 1935; Moutier 1977
- Images de la Suisse , Bern 1936
- Les origines de la Suisse et les communautés libres , Bern 1938
- Histoire du peuple suisses par le texte et par l'image , Moutier 1940
- Léon Froidevaux 1876–1931. Le musicien et le journaliste , Moutier 1943
- La clairière enchantée. Nouvelles et légends jurassiennes , Pruntrut 1944
- Berne et la Suisse. Histoire de leurs relations depuis les origines jusqu'à nos jours , Bern 1953
literature
- François Kohler: Bessire, Paul-Otto. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland .
Web links
- Publications by and about Paul-Otto Bessire in the Helveticat catalog of the Swiss National Library
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Bessire, Paul-Otto |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swiss historian and writer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 21, 1880 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Moutier |
| DATE OF DEATH | September 6, 1958 |
| Place of death | Moutier |