Having served his native land in various offices, in 1558 he became the chief magistrate or Landarnmann, and in 1559 was ennobled by the Emperor Ferdinand, to whom he had been sent as ambassador.[1]
Originally inclined to moderation, he became later in life more and more devoted to the cause of the Counter-Reformation. It is, however, as the historian of the Swiss Confederation that he is best known. He collected material for three major works, which have never wholly lost their value, though his researches have been largely corrected. In 1538 his book on Rhaetia, written in 1528, was published in Latin and in German: De prisca ac vera Alpina Rhætia, or Die uralt warhafftig Alpisch Rhætia.[1]
Publications and influence
Tschudi's chief works were not published until long after his death. The Beschreibung Galliae Comatae appeared under Frieda Gallati's editorship in 1758, and is mainly devoted to a topographical, historical and antiquarian description of ancient Helvetia and Rhaetia, the latter part being his early work on Rhaetia revised and greatly enlarged. This book was designed practically as an introduction to his magnum opus, the Chronicon Helveticum, part of which (from 1001 to 1470) was published by J. R. Iselin in two stately folios (1734–1736); the rest consists only of rough materials. There exist two rather antiquated biographies of Tschudi by I. Fuchs (2 vols, St Gall, 1805) and C. Vogel (Zürich, 1856).[1]
Tschudi worked from both documents and legends to portray the ancient traditions of Swiss defense of liberty, giving roles not only to William Tell but to the heroic moment of the foundation of the Confederacy, when Werner Stauffacher representing Schwyz, Walter Fürst of Uri and Arnold of Melchtal for Unterwalden meet at the Rutli, a meadow above Lake Lucerne, and take an oath to defend Swiss freedom. Tschudi’s influential text dates that event to 8 November 1307.[2][3]
Criticism
Down to the latter part of the 19th century Swiss historical writers had largely based their works on his investigations and manuscripts. The historical reputation of Tschudi has suffered after later research. His statements and documents relating to Roman times and the early history of Glarus and his own family had long roused suspicion. Detailed examination has proved that he not merely claimed to have copied Roman inscriptions that had never existed, and amended others in an arbitrary fashion, but that he deliberately forged documents to push back the origin of his family to the 10th century. He thus also entirely misrepresented the early history of Glarus, which is that of a democratic community, and not (as he pretended) that of a preserve of several aristocratic families. Tschudi's historical credit is thus low, and no document printed or historical statement made by him can be accepted without careful verification and examination.[1]
For a summary of these discoveries see Georg von Wyss in the Jahrbuch of the Historical Society of Glarus (1895), vol. xxx., in No. i (1894), of the Anzeiger f. schweizerische Geschichte, and in his Geschichte d. Historiographie in d. Schweiz (1895), pp. 196, 201, 202. The original articles by Vogelin (Roman inscriptions) appeared in vols xi., xiv. and xv. (1886–1890) of the Jahrbuch f. schweizer Geschichte, and that by Schulte (Glarus) in vol. xviii. (1893) of the same periodical. For the defence, see a weak pamphlet, Schulte u. Tschudi (Coire, 1898), by P. C. von Planta.[1]
^ abcdeOne or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Coolidge, William Augustus Brevoort (1911). "Tschudi s.v. Giles or Aegidius Tschudi". In Chisholm, Hugh (ed.). Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 27 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. pp. 349–350.
^Rowan, Steven , review of Tschudi , Aegidius, Chronicon Helveticum, Historisch-kritische Ausgabe, Speculum, Vol. 52, No. 1. (Jan., 1977), pp. 174-175
^Zimmer, Oliver, "Competing Memories of the Nation: Liberal Historians and the Reconstruction of The Swiss Past 1870-1900, Past and Present", no. 168, Aug. 2000, p.203.
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aegidius, tschudi, actor, giles, tschudi, aegidius, giles, glig, tschudi, february, 1505, february, 1572, swiss, statesman, historian, eminent, member, tschudi, family, glarus, switzerland, best, known, work, chronicon, helveticum, history, early, swiss, confe. For the actor see Giles Tschudi Aegidius or Giles or Glig Tschudi 5 February 1505 28 February 1572 was a Swiss statesman and historian an eminent member of the Tschudi family of Glarus Switzerland His best known work is the Chronicon Helveticum a history of the early Swiss Confederation Aegidus TschudiAegidus TschudiBorn5 February 1505Died28 February 1572 1572 02 28 aged 67 Contents 1 Statesman and historian 2 Publications and influence 3 Criticism 4 See also 5 ReferencesStatesman and historian EditHaving served his native land in various offices in 1558 he became the chief magistrate or Landarnmann and in 1559 was ennobled by the Emperor Ferdinand to whom he had been sent as ambassador 1 Originally inclined to moderation he became later in life more and more devoted to the cause of the Counter Reformation It is however as the historian of the Swiss Confederation that he is best known He collected material for three major works which have never wholly lost their value though his researches have been largely corrected In 1538 his book on Rhaetia written in 1528 was published in Latin and in German De prisca ac vera Alpina Rhaetia or Die uralt warhafftig Alpisch Rhaetia 1 Publications and influence EditTschudi s chief works were not published until long after his death The Beschreibung Galliae Comatae appeared under Frieda Gallati s editorship in 1758 and is mainly devoted to a topographical historical and antiquarian description of ancient Helvetia and Rhaetia the latter part being his early work on Rhaetia revised and greatly enlarged This book was designed practically as an introduction to his magnum opus the Chronicon Helveticum part of which from 1001 to 1470 was published by J R Iselin in two stately folios 1734 1736 the rest consists only of rough materials There exist two rather antiquated biographies of Tschudi by I Fuchs 2 vols St Gall 1805 and C Vogel Zurich 1856 1 Tschudi worked from both documents and legends to portray the ancient traditions of Swiss defense of liberty giving roles not only to William Tell but to the heroic moment of the foundation of the Confederacy when Werner Stauffacher representing Schwyz Walter Furst of Uri and Arnold of Melchtal for Unterwalden meet at the Rutli a meadow above Lake Lucerne and take an oath to defend Swiss freedom Tschudi s influential text dates that event to 8 November 1307 2 3 Criticism EditDown to the latter part of the 19th century Swiss historical writers had largely based their works on his investigations and manuscripts The historical reputation of Tschudi has suffered after later research His statements and documents relating to Roman times and the early history of Glarus and his own family had long roused suspicion Detailed examination has proved that he not merely claimed to have copied Roman inscriptions that had never existed and amended others in an arbitrary fashion but that he deliberately forged documents to push back the origin of his family to the 10th century He thus also entirely misrepresented the early history of Glarus which is that of a democratic community and not as he pretended that of a preserve of several aristocratic families Tschudi s historical credit is thus low and no document printed or historical statement made by him can be accepted without careful verification and examination 1 For a summary of these discoveries see Georg von Wyss in the Jahrbuch of the Historical Society of Glarus 1895 vol xxx in No i 1894 of the Anzeiger f schweizerische Geschichte and in his Geschichte d Historiographie in d Schweiz 1895 pp 196 201 202 The original articles by Vogelin Roman inscriptions appeared in vols xi xiv and xv 1886 1890 of the Jahrbuch f schweizer Geschichte and that by Schulte Glarus in vol xviii 1893 of the same periodical For the defence see a weak pamphlet Schulte u Tschudi Coire 1898 by P C von Planta 1 See also EditChronicon HelveticumReferences Edit a b c d e One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain Coolidge William Augustus Brevoort 1911 Tschudi s v Giles or Aegidius Tschudi In Chisholm Hugh ed Encyclopaedia Britannica Vol 27 11th ed Cambridge University Press pp 349 350 Rowan Steven review of Tschudi Aegidius Chronicon Helveticum Historisch kritische Ausgabe Speculum Vol 52 No 1 Jan 1977 pp 174 175 Zimmer Oliver Competing Memories of the Nation Liberal Historians and the Reconstruction of The Swiss Past 1870 1900 Past and Present no 168 Aug 2000 p 203 Wikimedia Commons has media related to Aegidius Tschudi Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Aegidius Tschudi amp oldid 1132844387, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
