Richard Feller
Richard Feller (born December 8, 1877 in Wattenwil , † September 20, 1958 in Bern ; resident in Köniz ) was a Swiss historian .
Life
The son of a teacher studied history at the University of Bern , a. a. with Gustav Tobler and Oskar Walzel , and graduated in 1903 with a secondary school teacher certificate . In the same year he received his doctorate , in 1907 he passed the high school teacher examination. He worked as a secondary teacher in Aarberg and Bern. In 1910 he received his habilitation . From 1921 to 1948 he was a full professor of Swiss history at the University of Bern.
His main work is the history of Bern (4 volumes, published 1946–1960).
His son Harald Feller was a diplomat and worked as a worker at the Swiss embassy in Budapest to save Hungarian Jews during World War II.
Fonts
- Knight Melchior Lussy von Unterwalden: His Relationship with Italy and His Part in the Counter Reformation. 2 volumes. H. v. Matt, Stans 1906/09 ( dissertation , University of Bern, 1906).
- Switzerland and abroad in the War of the Spanish Succession. KJ Wyss, Bern 1912.
- Alliances and mercenary service 1515–1798 (= Swiss war history. Issue 6). Ernst Kuhn, Biel 1916.
- The state of Bern in the Reformation (= commemorative publication for the four-century celebration of the Bernese church reformation . Vol. 2). Ev.-ref. Synodal Council, Bern 1928.
- The University of Bern 1834–1934. Haupt, Bern 1935.
- History of Switzerland in the 17th and 18th centuries. In: History of Switzerland. Volume 2. Schulthess, Zurich 1938, book 4, pp. 1–264.
- Swiss historiography in the 19th century. Niehans, Zurich 1938.
- History of Bern. 4 volumes. Herbert Lang, Bern 1946–1960.
- Bern's constitutional struggles in 1846. Herbert Lang, Bern 1948.
- (with Edgar Bonjour ) Historiography of Switzerland from the late Middle Ages to the modern age. 2 volumes. Schwabe, Basel 1962.
Web links
- Literature by and about Richard Feller in the catalog of the German National Library
- Edgar Bonjour : Feller, Richard. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland .
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SURNAME | Feller, Richard |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swiss historian |
DATE OF BIRTH | December 8, 1877 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Wattenwil |
DATE OF DEATH | 20th September 1958 |
Place of death | Bern |