Rupert Quaderer (born 20 June 1942) is a historian from

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and former research officer at the

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for history. His works have included numerous publications on the political and diplomatic history of Liechtenstein.

Life

Quaderer was born on 20 June 1942 in

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as the son of journalist and municipal councillor Rupert Quaderer and Maria Thöny as one of five children. He graduated from secondary school in 1962 and then from 1962 to 1968 he studied history in

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and

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. From 1969 to 2002 Quaderer worked as a high school teacher for history and German languages in

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. From 1999 to 2014 he was the research officer at the Liechtenstein Institute for contemporary history of the country, where he particularly focused on political developments in Liechtenstein in the 1910s and 1920s. From 1986 to 2005 he was a board member of the Historical Association of the Principality of Liechtenstein, and has been its chairman since 1996. In 2017, along with

Peter Geiger Peter Geiger (; 22 October 1942 – 6 April 2025) was a Liechtensteiner historian and research officer at the Liechtenstein Institute for history. His primary focus was on the history of Liechtenstein during the 1930s and World War II. Life a ...

, he was honoured with a commemorative publication published jointly by the Liechtenstein Institute and the Historical Association of the Principality of Liechtenstein. Quaderer married Elfriede Vogt (born 30 June 1950) on 14 April 1974 and they have two children together.

References

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