Richard Feller

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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.

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personal data
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