Theodor Vetter (English studies)
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Theodor Vetter (born June 28, 1853 in Dägerlen ; † July 23, 1922 in Zurich ) was a Swiss English student . He was the brother of the Germanist Ferdinand Vetter .
Life
Theodor Vetter studied philosophy with Jacob Burckhardt and Friedrich Nietzsche at the University of Basel . Forced by an eye disease to interrupt his studies, the student took over a position as a tutor in Chișinău in 1876 and then studied Slavic languages at the University of Moscow . He also worked at the school of Mikhail Nikiforowitsch Katkow as an assistant teacher and as a librarian . His Slavic studies sat cousin in 1879 at the University of Leipzig , where he assistant of Friedrich Zarncke was and in 1881 with a thesis History of the nominal declension in Russian doctorate .
Theodor Vetter then moved to the United States and worked as a private tutor, librarian and lecturer at Harvard University . In 1884 he returned to Switzerland and took a position for English, German and Latin at the Frauenfeld Cantonal School . In 1888 he became a teacher at the municipal teachers' college and at the secondary school for girls in Zurich. A year earlier he had completed his habilitation for English language and literature at the University of Zurich with a thesis on Johann Jakob Bodmer . In 1891 Vetter was appointed associate professor and in 1901 full professor . 1896–1898 he was dean of the philosophy faculty and 1918–1920 rector of the university. From 1895 Vetter was also a professor of English languages and literature at the Eidgenössisches Polytechnikum and was this rector from 1911-1913.
Theodor Vetter took part in various school committees in the city and canton of Zurich and, as an active member of the Zurich Museum Society and co-founder of the central library, made great contributions to the Zurich library system. From 1912 to 1922 he sat for the Democratic Party in the Zurich canton parliament and from 1915 served as an education councilor.
literature
- Jean-Pierre Bodmer: Theodor Vetter and Ferdinand Rudio - professors as co-founders of the Zurich Central Library . In: Zürcher Taschenbuch . tape 132 , 2002, pp. 211-275 .
- Andreas Fischer : It started with Scott and Shakespeare. A History of English Studies at the University of Zurich . Chronos-Verlag, Zurich 2016, ISBN 978-3-0340-1326-0 .
Web links
- Christian Baertschi: Theodor Vetter (Anglist). In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland .
- Overview of the courses held by Theodor Vetter (Anglist) at the University of Zurich (winter semester 1887 to summer semester 1900)
- Entry on Theodor Vetter in Kalliope
Individual evidence
- ^ Emil Ermatinger : Nekrolog Prof. Dr. Theodor Vetter . In: Annual report of the University of Zurich . tape 1922/23 . Orell Füssli, Zurich 1923, p. 47–48 ( archiv.uzh.ch [PDF]).
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Cousin, Theodor |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swiss Anglicist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 28, 1853 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Dägerlen |
| DATE OF DEATH | July 23, 1922 |
| Place of death | Zurich |