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Jakob Baechtold

1848 – 1897

Swiss literary scholar

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Lived 1848 – 1897 (aged 49). Jakob Baechtold was a Swiss literary scholar, university teacher, war correspondent, literary historian, philologist and writer.

Jakob Baechtold, surname sometimes spelled as Bächtold (27 January 1848, Schleitheim – 7 August 1897, Zurich) was a Swiss literary scholar.

He studied German philology under Adolf Holtzmann at Heidelberg University, then continued his education at the Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, and in 1870, he received his doctorate from the University of Tübingen with a thesis on the Lanzelet of Ulrich von Zatzikhoven. From 1872, he worked as a schoolteacher in Solothurn and Zurich, and from 1879 to 1884 he headed the feuilleton of the Neue Zürcher Zeitung (NZZ).

In 1880, he obtained his habilitation at the University of Zurich, where in 1888 he was named a full professor of German literature. In Zurich, he also gave lectures at the Polytechnic School from 1896. He was the author of numerous biographies in the Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie.

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Birth century
Nationality
Education
Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Heidelberg University, University of Tübingen
Employers
University of Zurich, Kantonsschule Solothurn, Höhere Mädchenschule, Neue Zürcher Zeitung
Also known as
Jakob Bächtold

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Frequently asked questions

Who was Jakob Baechtold?

Swiss literary scholar (1848-1897)

When was Jakob Baechtold born?

Jakob Baechtold was born on 27 January 1848 in Schleitheim.

When did Jakob Baechtold die?

Jakob Baechtold died on 7 August 1897 in Zurich.

What was Jakob Baechtold's occupation?

Jakob Baechtold was a literary scholar, university teacher, war correspondent, literary historian, philologist and writer.

What nationality was Jakob Baechtold?

Jakob Baechtold was Swiss.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Jakob Baechtold

· Wikidata: Q1678898

· DBpedia: Jakob Baechtold

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