Wilhelm Oechsli

Wilhelm Oechsli

Wilhelm Oechsli (born October 6, 1851 in Riesbach (now Zurich ), † April 26, 1919 in Weggis ) was a Swiss historian .

Life

Oechsli studied first theology , then history at the universities of Berlin and Zurich , among others with Theodor Mommsen . In 1874 he completed his studies with a doctorate and in 1876 became a teacher at the canton school in Winterthur. In 1887 he took up the newly created professorship for Swiss history at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich and from 1893 also worked at the University of Zurich. As a historian, Oechsli advocated studying sources and questioning traditional myths and legendsa. His main works are the standard work of the time on the origins of the Swiss Confederation and a two-volume history of Switzerland in the 19th century, written very close to the sources.

Wilhelm Oechsli's estate can be found in the Zurich Central Library . He was buried in the Fluntern cemetery . His tomb was lifted.

Works (selection)

• History of Switzerland in the Nineteenth Century . 2 vols. S. Hirzel, Leipzig 1903/1973.
• Festschrift to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Swiss Federal Polytechnic with an overview of its development . 2 vols. Huber & Co., Frauenfeld 1905.
• The beginnings of the Swiss Confederation for the sixth secular celebration of the first everlasting covenant on August 1, 1291 . Written by W. Oechsli on behalf of the Swiss Federal Council. Ulrich, Zurich 1891.

literature

• David Wechsler: Wilhelm Oechsli: Conception of history and problems of the 19th century. Leemann, Zurich 1945.
• Sascha Buchbinder: The will to history: Swiss national history around 1900 - the works of Wilhelm Oechsli, Johannes Dierauer and Karl Dändliker. Chronos, Zurich 2002, ISBN 3-0340-0539-3 .

Web links

Wikisource: Wilhelm Oechsli  - Sources and full texts

Commons : Wilhelm Oechsli  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• Literature by and about Wilhelm Oechsli in the catalog of the German National Library
• Susanne Peter-Kubli: Oechsli, Wilhelm. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland .
• Overview of Wilhelm Oechsli's courses at the University of Zurich (winter semester 1893 to summer semester 1900)