Theodor von Liebenau
Theodor von Liebenau (born December 3, 1840 in Lucerne ; † November 16, 1914 there ) was a Swiss archivist and historian.
Life
He was a son of Hermann von Liebenau and Jakobea Pfyffer von Altishofen and the grandson of Joseph von Laßberg and Princess Elisabeth zu Fürstenberg .
From 1847 to 1852 he attended elementary school in Lucerne and then switched to high school and lyceum. From 1861 he studied in Innsbruck and Munich (1864/1865) Historical Sciences . In 1865 he began his professional career in the Fürstlich Fürstenberg Archive in Donaueschingen , but in autumn 1866 he came to the Lucerne State Archive . On July 1, 1867, he was promoted to sub- archivist there and on June 26, 1871, he was appointed state archivist . He was able to acquire the Gatterer apparatus for the State Archives .
Liebenau was a member of the History Research Society of Switzerland and was a member of its board from 1874 to 1898. He also participated in some cantonal history associations. He was also active in the Swiss Numismatic Society and the Heraldic Society "Adler". In 1877 he was made an honorary doctorate from the philosophy faculty and in 1906 an honorary citizen of Lucerne. Although Liebenau went blind in 1905, he remained the state archivist of Lucerne until his death.
Publications (selection)
- History of fishing in Switzerland. Bern 1897.
- On the history of indulgence preachers in Switzerland. In: Basler Zeitschrift für Geschichte und Altertumskunde . Vol. 2, 1903, pp. 72-80. ( Digitized version )
An overview of his works can be found at
- Peter Xaver Weber: The literary works of State Archivist Dr. Th. Von Liebenau in Lucerne . Wyss, 1914
literature
- Death show Swiss historians 1914 . In: Anzeiger für Schweizerische Geschichte, Volume 15 (1917), pp. 57–58 online at E-Periodica
Web links
- Publications by Theodor von Liebenau in the Opac der Regesta Imperii
- Stefan Jäggi: Liebenau, Theodor von. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland .
- Silver medal with the portrait of Theodor von Liebenau; Retrieved September 18, 2014
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SURNAME | Liebenau, Theodor von |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Liebenau, Theodor Leopold Franz Xaver von |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swiss archivist, writer and historian |
DATE OF BIRTH | December 3, 1840 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Lucerne |
DATE OF DEATH | November 16, 1914 |
Place of death | Lucerne |