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Johann Kaspar Mörikofer

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Johann Kaspar Mörikofer

Johann Kaspar Mörikofer (11 October 1799, in Frauenfeld, Switzerland – 17 October 1877, in Riesbach) was a Swiss literary and ecclesiastical historian.

Biography

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He studied theology at the Carolinum in Zürich, and from 1822 to 1851 was provisor and rector of city schools in Frauenfeld. From 1851 to 1869 he served as a pastor in Gottlieben. He obtained honorary doctorates at the universities of Zürich (PhD, 1872) and Basel (theology, 1876).[1]

Works

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His historical works have scientific value and literary charm; they include:

  • Die schweizerische Mundart im Verhältnis zur hochdeutschen Schriftsprache (1838) – The Swiss dialect in relation to the High German written language.
  • Klopstock in Zürich im Jahre 1750–1751 (1851) – Friedrich Gottlieb Klopstock in Zürich in the years 1750/51.
  • Die schweizerische Litteratur des 18. Jarhunderts (1861) – Swiss literature in the 18th century.
  • Ulrich Zwingli: Nach den urkundlichen Quellen (1867–69) – Ulrich Zwingli: According to documentary sources.
  • Geschichte der evangelischen Flüchtlinge in der Schweiz (1876) – History of Protestant refugees In Switzerland.

References

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  • This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domainGilman, D. C.; Peck, H. T.; Colby, F. M., eds. (1905). "Mörikofer, Johann Kaspar" . New International Encyclopedia (1st ed.). New York: Dodd, Mead.
  • Gerold Meyer von Knonau (1885), "Mörikofer, Johann Kaspar", Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (in German), vol. 22, Leipzig: Duncker & Humblot, pp. 258–260
  1. ^ Mörikofer, Johann Kaspar Historischen Lexikon der Schweiz