Remigius Faesch by Bartholomaeus Sarburgh

Remigius Faesch. (26 May 1595

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- 27 February 1667

) was a

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jurist and rector of the

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. Remigius Faesch was born into a household of the

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family in Basel. His father Hans Rufolf Faesch was a silk merchant and mayor of Basel. He was married to Rosa Irmi, the granddaughter of the former Mayor of Basel

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. Between 1614 and 1616 Remigius studied law in the cities

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and

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, but graduated in

. In 1620/21 he made an extended journey to

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. From 1628 onwards he taught law at the University of Basel, and was elected its rector three times in years 1637–38, 1649–50 and 1660–61. Together with other professors of the University of Basel he demanded the purchase of the

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, by the city of Basel. This happened in 1661 with the support of the Mayor of Basel Johann Rudolf Wettstein. Besides he was the founder of the so-called ''Faeschisches Kabinett,'' a private museum which in 1823 became a part of the

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. He also re-published the ''Institutionum Imperialium'' ''analysis'' by Julius Pacius a Beriga.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Faesch, Remigius 1595 births 1667 deaths Swiss jurists Rectors of universities in Switzerland Academic staff of the University of Basel Swiss art collectors University of Basel alumni People from the Old Swiss Confederacy