Ferdinand Vetter (3 February 1847, in

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– 6 August 1924, in St. George's Abbey, Stein am Rhein) was a Swiss

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and

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. From 1866 to 1868, He studied under philologist

Wilhelm Wackernagel Wilhelm Wackernagel (; 23 April 1806, Berlin – 21 December 1869, Basel) was a German-Swiss philologist specializing in Germanic studies. He was the father of Indo-Europeanist Jacob Wackernagel. Wackernagel studied Classical and Germanic lit ...

and historian

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at the

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, then continued his education at the universities of

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and

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. Following graduation, he taught classes at the cantonal school in

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, and from 1874 worked as a schoolteacher in

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. In 1876, he became an associate professor at the

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, where in 1886 he was appointed professor of German philology. In 1909 and 1910, he served as university rector.Vetter, Ferdinand
Historischen Lexikon der Schweiz In 1891, he founded the magazine ''Schweizerische Rundschau'', of which he worked as editor until 1897. He is credited with the restoration of Sankt-Georgen monastery at Stein am Rhein, which had been taken over by his father.

Selected works

* ''Zum Muspilli und zur germanischen Allitterationspoesie'', 1872 – On ''

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'' and Germanic alliteration poetry. * ''Ueber die sage von der herkunft der Schwyzer und Oberhasler aus Schweden und Friesland'', 1877 – On the legend of the origin of the

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and

Oberhasli The Oberhasli is a historical '' Landvogtei'' or '' Talschaft'' in the Bernese Highlands, Switzerland, bordering on the cantons of Obwalden (OW), Nidwalden (NW), Uri (UR) and Wallis (VS). From 1833 to 2009, Oberhasli was incorporated as th ...

from Sweden and

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. * ''Das Sankt-Georgen-Kloster in Stein am Rhein'', 1884 – St. George's monastery in Stein am Rhein. * ''Das Schachzabelbuch Kunrats von Ammenhausen'', 1892 – The chessbook of Konrad von Ammenhausen. * ''Die neuentdeckte deutsche Bibeldichtung des neunten Jahrhunderts'', 1885 – A newly discovered German bibliography of the 9th century. * ''Jeremias Gotthelf: Volksausgabe seiner Werke im Urtext'' (10 volumes, 1898) –

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; edition of his works in the original text.Ferdinand Vetter
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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Vetter, Ferdinand 1847 births 1924 deaths Germanic studies scholars People from the canton of Schaffhausen University of Basel alumni Humboldt University of Berlin alumni University of Göttingen alumni Academic staff of the University of Bern Swiss Germanists Swiss medievalists