Tschudi (variants: Schudy, Shoudy, Shudi, Schudi, Tschudy) is a

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common in the

Canton of Glarus The canton of Glarus ( ; ; ; ) is a cantons of Switzerland, canton in east-central Switzerland. The capital is Glarus. The population speaks a variety of Alemannic German. The majority of the population (81%) identifies as Christianity in Switzer ...

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History

The Tschudi name can be traced back to 870. After Glarus joined the

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in 1352, various members of the family held high political offices at home and held distinguished positions abroad, including as royal guards. Several branches of the Tschudi family and their servants' families, who took on their masters' last name, first began emigrating to the United States in the mid-18th century (1700s), where the name Tschudi had its spelling changed to Judah, Judy, Juday, Judey, and also Shoudy and Study. All are still in use.

People

Aegidius Tschudi Aegidius Tschudi (Glarus, 5 February 1505Glarus, 28 February 1572) was a Swiss historian, statesman and soldier, an eminent member of the Tschudi family of Glarus, Switzerland. His best-known work is the '' Chronicon Helveticum'', a history of ...

(1505–1572), a Swiss statesman and historian. *

Burkat Shudi Burkat Shudi (variants: Burkhart, Burkhardt, Schudi, Tschudi, Tshudi; 13 March 1702 – 19 August 1773) was an English harpsichord maker of Swiss origin. Biography He was born in Schwanden in the Canton of Glarus, and arrived in England in 171 ...

(1702–1773), an English harpsichord maker *

Federico Carlos Tschudi Federico (; ) is a given name and surname. It is a form of Frederick, most commonly found in Spanish, Portuguese and Italian. People with the given name Federico Arts and language * Federico Ágreda, Venezuelan composer and DJ * Federico Aguil ...

(1852-1932), Swiss farmer * Clara Tschudi (1856-1945), a Norwegian writer *Fridolin Tschudi (1912–1966), Swiss author and humorist *

Gilles Tschudi Gilles Tschudi is a Swiss actor, born in 1957. He is notable for his 2004 Swiss Film Prize for "Performance in a Supporting Role" as "Secretary Goltz" in '' Jagged Harmonies: Bach vs. Frederick II'' and for appearing in the films '' Grounding' ...

(born 1957), actor *

Hans-Peter Tschudi Hans-Peter Tschudi (22 October 1913 – 30 September 2002) was a Swiss politician and member of the Swiss Federal Council (1959–1973) heading the Department of Home Affairs (Switzerland), Department of Home Affairs (Swiss interior minister). T ...

(1913–2002), Swiss politician, member of the

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*Herbert Bolivar Tschudy (1874–1946), painter, Curator of Contemporary Art at the Brooklyn Museum, New York *

Johann Jakob von Tschudi Johann Jakob von Tschudi (25 July 1818 – 8 October 1889) was a Switzerland, Swiss naturalist, explorer, and diplomat. He is known for his travels in South America, his scientific contributions to zoology and anthropology, and his diplomatic se ...

(1818–1889), Swiss naturalist, explorer and diplomat *

Lill Tschudi Lill Tschudi (2 September 1911 – 19 September 2004) was a Swiss artist associated with the Grosvenor School of Modern Art. Early life and education Lill Tschudi was born at Schwanden, Glarus, Switzerland. As a girl she saw an exhibit of li ...

(1911–2004), Swiss artist * Otto Tschudi (born 1949), a Norwegian alpine skier * Ralph Tschudi (1890–1975) a Norwegian sailor, competed in the

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. *

Stephan Tschudi-Madsen Stephan Tschudi-Madsen (25 August 1923 – 11 October 2007) was a Norwegian art historian. Tschudi-Madsen was the first antiquarian at the Norwegian Directorate for Cultural Heritage from 1959 until 1978 and was Director-general between 1978 and ...

(1923-2007) a Norwegian art historian.

Other people called Tschudi

*Christopher (1571–1629) was a

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and a linguist who served in the French and Spanish armies *Dominic (1596–1654) was abbot of Muri and wrote ''Origo et genealogia gloriosissimorum comitum de Habsburg'' (1651), second (enlarged) edition Muri, 1702 (cf. also E. Haller, Schweizerbibliothek, 1785, vol. II, No. 1904). *Iwan (1816–1887) was author of a guide-book to Switzerland, which appeared in 1875 under the name of ''Schweizerführer'' *Joseph was a

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, wrote a history of his abbey (1823) *John Henry (1670–1729) wrote ''Beschreibung des Lands Glarus'' (1714) *John Thomas (1714–1788) left several manuscripts on the local history of Glarus *John James (1722–1784) compiled a family history from 900 to 1500 *John Louis Baptist (died 1784) was a naturalist who settled in

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*Frederick (1820–1886) was the author of ''Das Thierleben der Alpenwelt'' (1853) *John Jacob Tschudy (1826-1899) helped manage the colony of New Glarus, Wisconsin from 1846 to 1852 *Lill (1911–2004) was a Swiss painter and linocut artist *Louis Leonard (1700–1779) and Joseph Anthony (1703–1770) were brothers and both worked in the Neapolitan service *Valentine (1499–1555) was a pupil of

Huldrych Zwingli Huldrych or Ulrich Zwingli (1 January 1484 – 11 October 1531) was a Swiss Christian theologian, musician, and leader of the Reformation in Switzerland. Born during a time of emerging Swiss patriotism and increasing criticism of the Swis ...

, whom he afterwards succeeded as pastor of Glarus, where his services were attended by both Romanists and Protestants

Other uses

* The Tschudi Group, a Norwegian shipping company

References

* {{reflist Surnames