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Werner Kaegi

Werner Kaegi was a Swiss writer, historian, university teacher and translator (1901–1979). He was born at Oetwil am See and died at Basel.

Werner Kaegi in brief

Born
1901
Died
1979
Known for
writer, historian, university teacher and translator
Place of birth
Oetwil am See
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Career and activity

Werner Kaegi worked in history.

He was employed by University of Basel. He belonged to German Academy for Language and Literature, Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences, Academy of Sciences of Turin, American Philosophical Society and Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei. He worked at Basel.

Recognition and collections

Werner Kaegi received Erasmus Prize, Gottfried-Keller-Preis and Honorary doctor of Leiden University.

Catalogued works

14 works under this name are catalogued by Open Library. Their recorded dates run from 1946 to 1969.

Meditazioni storiche. Humanismus der Gegenwart. Chronica mundi. Werner Kaegi als universeel historicus. Das historische Werk Johann Huizingas, dated 1947. Die Menschenrechte und ihre Verwirklichung, dated 1968. Erasmus ehedem und heute, 1469-1969, dated 1969. España y la Contrarreforma en la obra de Burckhardt, dated 1952. Europa ische Horizonte im Denken Jacob Burckhardts, dated 1962. Europäische Horizonte im Denken Jacob Burckhardts, dated 1962. Europäische Horizonte im Denken Jacob Burkhardts, dated 1962. Jacob Burckhardt, dated 1947. Jacob Burckhardt und sein Jahrhundert, dated 1968. Historische Meditationen, dated 1946.

Literature

5 scholarly publications naming this subject were located in the registry of record.

Erasmus - Biographie Aus dem Niederländischen übersetzt von Werner Kaegi, 2022. <i>Gesammelte Studien zur Geistesgeschichte der Renaissance</i>. Ernst Walser , Werner Kaegi, Classical Philology, 1933. <i>Jacob Burckhardt: Eine Biographie</i>. Werner Kaegi, The Journal of Modern History, 1957. Kaegi, Gottlieb, Benezit Dictionary of Artists, 2011. <i>Jacob Burckhardt: Eine Biographie</i>. Werner Kaegi, The Journal of Modern History, 1969.

Digitised editions and texts

3 digitised items associated with this heading are catalogued by Internet Archive.

Historische Meditationen — Internet Archive. Enea Silvio Piccolomini (1963) — Internet Archive. Mein Weg Zur geschichte (1947) — Internet Archive.

Scholarly footprint

Bibliographic registers publish measured figures for this heading: 14 language editions of the general reference literature carrying an article (Wikimedia (language editions)). A count of publications is evidence of attention, not of standing, and is given here only as a measure.

Evidence base

This article draws on 3 independent source lineages. Copies and mirrors of the same underlying record were collapsed into a single witness, so 3 means 3 genuinely separate publishers of record. 16 further registers were consulted and returned nothing for this heading.

In detail

the recorded working language is German.

The field of work recorded is history.

Places of work recorded in the authority are Basel. Employment is recorded with University of Basel. Membership is recorded of German Academy for Language and Literature, Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences and Academy of Sciences of Turin.

Distinctions recorded are Erasmus Prize, Gottfried-Keller-Preis and Honorary doctor of Leiden University.

Chronology

  1. 1901Werner Kaegi born at Oetwil am See.
  2. 1947Das historische Werk Johann Huizingas.
  3. 1947Mein Weg Zur geschichte digitised by Internet Archive.
  4. 1963Enea Silvio Piccolomini digitised by Internet Archive.
  5. 1968Die Menschenrechte und ihre Verwirklichung.
  6. 1979Werner Kaegi died at Basel.

Sources

Each source is named with the standing the house places on it, so the evidence can be weighed rather than taken on trust.

  1. 1.

    <i>Gesammelte Studien zur Geistesgeschichte der Renaissance</i>. Ernst Walser , Werner Kaegi, Classical Philology, 1933

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  2. 2.

    <i>Jacob Burckhardt: Eine Biographie</i>. Werner Kaegi, The Journal of Modern History, 1957

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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    <i>Jacob Burckhardt: Eine Biographie</i>. Werner Kaegi, The Journal of Modern History, 1969

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  4. 4.

    Erasmus - Biographie Aus dem Niederländischen übersetzt von Werner Kaegi, 2022

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  5. 5.

    Open Library author record for Werner Kaegi (Internet Archive), 14 catalogued works.

    Institutional database · Scholarly · Internet Archive

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  6. 6.

    Internet Archive, 3 digitised items catalogued under Werner Kaegi as creator.

    digital repository · Unverified

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  7. 7.

    Wikidata, structured authority record Q117789: Werner Kaegi

    reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikidata

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  8. 8.

    “Werner Kaegi”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading

    reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikipedia

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