Walter Züst

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Walter Züst (* 1931 in Wolfhalden ) is a Swiss author and local historian .

Life

Walter Züst, son of a silk weaver and smallholder , was born and raised in Wolfhalden in Appenzell Ausserrhoden . He did an apprenticeship as a businessman and came to Grub in 1958 as a community clerk .

Züst is co-author of the community histories of Grub and Walzenhausen and the history of the Appenzell reading societies . In old age he began to write historical novels, mostly on topics from Appenzell history.

Züst has been married since 1955 and has four children.

Works

  • With Oskar Kleger: Grub: a historical account. Schläpfer, Herisau 1975.
  • The Appenzell reading societies: the life of the Appenzell reading societies using the example of the over one hundred year history of the reading society Bissau, Heiden. Schläpfer, Herisau 1989.
  • The way to the place of execution: the last execution in Appenzellerland. Löpfe-Benz, Rorschach 1994.
  • The Dornesslerin. Appenzeller Verlag, Herisau 1998.
  • The beggar hunt. Appenzeller Verlag, Herisau 1999.
  • The pious warrior. Appenzeller Verlag, Herisau 2002.
  • Nerve fever. Appenzeller Verlag, Herisau 2006.
  • With one hit. Historical detective novel. Appenzeller Verlag, Herisau 2008.
  • The biologist. Appenzeller Verlag, Herisau 2011.

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personal data
SURNAME Züst, Walter
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Swiss author and local historian
DATE OF BIRTH 1931
PLACE OF BIRTH Wolf heaps