Walter Bodmer (historian)

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Walter Bodmer (born November 11, 1896 in Ottenbach ; † September 10, 1989 in Zurich ) was a Swiss industrialist and economic historian .

Life

Walter Bodmer grew up as the son of the co-owner of the silk weaving mill Bodmer & Hürlimann in Ottenbach, where he spent his childhood until 1907. He attended the secondary school in Zurich and from 1915 studied chemistry , physics and geology at the universities of Zurich, Bern and Geneva. After receiving his doctorate in Bern in 1922, he ran a textile dye factory in Como and the family business in Fossano . In 1942 he returned to Switzerland, where he initially worked in the Army and House Section of the Swiss Army . 1944–1953 he was secretary of the Swiss Tropical Institute in Basel .

In addition to his professional activity, Bodmer already carried out research on Swiss migration and economic history in Italy and became a pioneer in this field. In 1960 his main work, Swiss Industrial History, was published . In addition, he repeatedly dealt with questions of business ethics in his publications. 1962 awarded him the University of Bern , the honorary doctorate .

Publications

  • The influence of refugee immigration from 1550–1700 on the Swiss economy. A contribution to the history of early capitalism and the textile industry. Journal of Swiss History, Supplement 3. Verlag Leemann, Zurich 1946
  • Swiss tropical merchants and plantation owners in the Dutch West Indies in the 18th and early 19th centuries . Publishing house for law and society, Basel 1946
  • The Glarus economic miracle . Epilogue by the Glarus Chamber of Commerce. Outline of a Glarus economic statistics. O. Bartel-Hefti, Glarus 1952
  • Swiss industrial history. The development of the Swiss textile industry within the framework of the other industries and branches of the economy . Publishing house, Zurich 1960
  • The Zurzach Masses from 1530 to 1896 , Argovia 74, 1962
  • Change in the structure of needs. The need for prestige as a production and consumption norm for the modern economy . Study group Church / Economy NRW, Düsseldorf 1973
  • The economic policy of Bern and Freiburg in the 17th and 18th centuries. Historical Association, Bern 1973
  • The limits of the economy . Economic Development, Zurich 1974
  • Problems of today's university structure . Economic Development, Zurich 1978
  • Strivings of the economic man. Psychological starting data of a probable regulatory policy . Economic Development, Society for the Promotion of the Swiss Economy, Zurich 1980
  • The biopsychic basics of land and dwelling ownership . Economic Development, Zurich 1981
  • Considerations for the application of microelectronics. Results of the deliberations of a discussion group of the SFZ . Economic Development, Zurich 1982
  • On the psychology of the economic criminal . Economic Development, Zurich 1983
  • Automation in industry. Economic Development, Zurich 1984
  • Social goal setting . Economic Development, Zurich 1985
  • Approaches to a rational business ethics . Zurich Economic Development Corporation 1989

Documents

  • Document collection Walter Bodmer (1896–1989) Dr. chem. + Dr. phil. + Dr. hc , economic historian from Zurich, secretary and lecturer at the Basel Tropical Institute, 1952

literature

  • Hans Conrad Peyer: Walter Bodmer (1896-1989) , in Zürcher Taschenbuch 1991, 1990 with list of publications.

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personal data
SURNAME Bodmer, Walter
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Swiss entrepreneur and economic historian
DATE OF BIRTH November 11, 1896
PLACE OF BIRTH Ottenbach ZH
DATE OF DEATH September 10, 1989
Place of death Zurich