Paul Boesch
Paul Bösch (born January 24, 1946 in Zurich ; † April 23, 2020 ) was a Swiss journalist and book author .
Life
Paul Bösch worked as a teacher for German and foreign languages at secondary schools. Between 1966 and 1978 he spent three years studying theology and took a degree in German studies and history . From 1978 to 1982 he worked as a Zurich correspondent for various Swiss newspapers and then as editor of the Tages-Anzeiger (1982-2004), from 1991 as a member of the local editorial team. From 2004 to 2008 he worked part-time as editor of the magazine aufbruch , a monthly for religion and society. During this time he trained as a mediator . From 2009 to 2012 he was co-editor of the magazine Aufbruch.
Bösch was the father of two children. He died in April 2020 at the age of 74 from complications from cancer .
Services
Bösch wrote three books, one on the history of the reception of Francis of Assisi and a second under the title Meier 19 , in which he investigates a police and judicial affair in the city of Zurich and which became the basis of a successful documentary film. He has also published several articles in specialist journals on the question of the sources about Francis of Assisi, as well as the translation of the legend of St. Francis by Heinrich von Avranches from Latin (in book form).
Works
- Meier 19 . An unresolved police and judicial affair . Limmat Verlag, Zurich 1997, ISBN 3-85791-290-1 .
- Francis of Assisi - New Christ. The story of a transfiguration . Patmos Verlag, Düsseldorf 2005, ISBN 3-491-72493-7 .
- Heinrich von Avranches: The legend of St. Francis (Legenda sancti Francisci versificata). Introduced, translated into German and edited by Paul Bösch (= sources on Franciscan history, Volume 3). Norderstedt 2016, ISBN 978-3-7412-8172-3 ; Revised new edition 2019: ISBN 978-3-7322-4250-4 .
- A note from Brother Leo and its evidential value for the stigma on La Verna . In: Laurentianum 51 (2010), pp. 365-376.
- The Vita Brevior of Francis of Assisi and their distant relatives . In: Archivum Franciscum Historicum 111 (2018), pp. 3–32.
- A 250-year-old principle of Francis research and its uncertain foundations . In: Wissenschaft und Weisheit 81 (2018), pp. 128–152.
- The long way of Thomas von Celano to the Vita beati Francisci . In: Wissenschaft und Weisheit 82 (2019), pp. 18–50.
Web links
- Literature by and about Paul Bösch in the catalog of the German National Library
- Paul Bösch in the lexicon of the Association of Authors of Switzerland
- Holdings: P. Bösch file collection on the "Meier 19" case in the finding aids of the Swiss Social Archives
- Holdings: P. Bösch file collection on the assassination attempt on RR Jakob Stucki in the finding aids of the Swiss Social Archives
Individual evidence
- ^ Paul Bösch: Meier 19. An unresolved police and justice affair. In: Limmat Verlag website . July 6, 2007, archived from the original on December 26, 2009 ; Retrieved July 4, 2011 .
- ^ Paul Bösch. In: Website of the network for conflict resolution and mediation. 2010, archived from the original ; Retrieved July 4, 2011 .
- ↑ Janine Hosp: A detective in a cowl. In: Tages-Anzeiger , April 28, 2020; Michael Meier : Francis demystified: Obituary for Paul Bösch. , May 1, 2020.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Bösch, Paul |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swiss journalist and author |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 24, 1946 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Zurich |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 23, 2020 |