About Felix Stähelin
Lived 1873 – 1952 (aged 78). Felix Stähelin was a Swiss historian, university teacher, non-fiction writer and historian of classical antiquity.
Felix Stähelin (also spelled Staehelin, 28 December 1873 – 20 February 1952) was a Swiss historian of Basel.
He studied ancient history and classical philology in Basel, Bonn and Berlin, completing a doctorate on the Galatians in 1897. He worked as a school teacher from 1902–1907, and as a lecturer at Basel from 1907, receiving tenure as professor of Ancient History in 1931, retiring in 1937.
He published works about the history of the Roman Empire and of Asia Minor. He is best known for his 1927 work on Switzerland in the Roman era. During 1929–1934 he also co-edited the collected works of Jacob Burckhardt.
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Swiss historian (1873-1952)
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Felix Stähelin was born on 28 December 1873 in Basel.
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Felix Stähelin died on 20 February 1952 in Basel.
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Felix Stähelin was a historian, university teacher, non-fiction writer and historian of classical antiquity.
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Felix Stähelin was Swiss.
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