Traugott Schiess (historian)

Traugott Schiess (born October 30, 1864 in Munich ; † February 9, 1935 in St. Gallen ; resident in Herisau ) was a Swiss historian , classical philologist , teacher and archivist from the canton of Appenzell Ausserrhoden .

Life

Traugott Schiess was a son of Traugott Schiess . In 1891 he married Lydia Bruppacher, daughter of Kaspar Bruppacher, a businessman . He attended grammar school in Munich and studied classical philology in Munich and Zurich . From 1890 to 1901 he was a canton school teacher in Chur. From 1901 to 1928 he worked as a city archivist and city librarian in St. Gallen. He wrote a large number of works on the history of Eastern Switzerland and the Reformation period .

He achieved lasting merits primarily through the edition of fundamental source works. The culmination of his work was the source work published from 1933 on the creation of the Swiss Confederation . Schiess put the first and second volumes together. From 1924 to 1928 he was president of the Historical Association of the Canton of St. Gallen . He was a member of the council of the General History Research Society of Switzerland . 1912 awarded him the University of Heidelberg , the honorary doctorate title . In 1934 he received the same from the University of Bern .

Works (selection)

• Sources on Swiss history. Edited by the General History Research Society of Switzerland. Volumes 23-25. Schneider, Basel 1904–1906.
• Correspondence between the brothers Ambrosius and Thomas Blaurer 1509–1567. Edited by the Baden Historical Commission. Edit v. Traugott Schiess. 3 volumes. Ernst Fehsenfeld, Freiburg im Breisgau 1908–1912.
• Document book of the Abbey of Sanct Gallen. Edited by the Historical Association of the Canton of St. Gallen. Höhr, Zurich / Fehr, St. Gallen 1863–1955. Volumes 5 u. 6th
• Appenzell document book. Published by the government of the Canton of Appenzell A.-Rh. Edit v. Traugott Schiess. Kübler, Trogen 1913-1934.
• Source work on the creation of the Swiss Confederation. Department 1, documents, volume 1. From the beginning to the end of 1291. Ed. Traugott Schiess. Sauerländer, Aarau 1933.
• Source work on the creation of the Swiss Confederation, Section 1, Documents, Volume 2. From the beginning of 1292 to the end of 1332. Ed. Traugott Schiess, completed by Bruno Meyer. Sauerländer, Aarau 1937.
• The oldest Seckelamt books in the city of St. Gallen: from the years 1405–1408. Edited by Traugott Schiess. In: Communications on patriotic history. 35, 1919, pp. 2-267.

literature

• Richard Feller , Edgar Bonjour : Historiography of Switzerland. Volume 2. From the late Middle Ages to the modern age. Helbing & Lichtenhahn, Basel 1979, p. 722f.

Web links

• Thomas Fuchs: Traugott Schiess. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland . July 27, 2011 , accessed June 10, 2020 .
• Entry on Traugott Schiess in the Lexicon istoric retic
• Shoot, Traugott .  Publications in the bibliographic database of the Regesta Imperii .

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