Arthur Piaget (25 November 1865, in

Yverdon Yverdon-les-Bains () (called Eburodunum and Ebredunum during the Roman era) is a municipality in the district of Jura-Nord vaudois of the canton of Vaud in Switzerland. It is the seat of the district. The population of Yverdon-les-Bains, , was ...

– 15 April 1952, in Neuchâtel) was a Swiss historian, archivist and Romance philologist. He was the father of psychologist

Jean Piaget Jean William Fritz Piaget (, , ; 9 August 1896 – 16 September 1980) was a Swiss psychologist known for his work on child development. Piaget's theory of cognitive development and epistemological view are together called "genetic epistemolo ...

. In 1888 he received his PhD from the

University of Geneva The University of Geneva (French: ''Université de Genève'') is a public research university located in Geneva, Switzerland. It was founded in 1559 by John Calvin as a theological seminary. It remained focused on theology until the 17th centur ...

, and in 1890 obtained his degree for history and philology at the

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. During his stay in Paris, he was influenced by the teachings of

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and

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. From 1894 to 1938 he was a professor of Romance languages and literature at the Academy of Neuchâtel (since 1909 known as the University of Neuchâtel). In 1909–11 he served as university rector.Piaget, Arthur
Historischen Lexikon der Schweiz In 1898 he founded the Seminar for

Reformation The Reformation (alternatively named the Protestant Reformation or the European Reformation) was a major movement within Western Christianity in 16th-century Europe that posed a religious and political challenge to the Catholic Church and in ...

History at the faculty of theology at Neuchâtel. From 1898 to 1935 he served as cantonal

archivist An archivist is an information professional who assesses, collects, organizes, preserves, maintains control over, and provides access to records and archives determined to have long-term value. The records maintained by an archivist can consis ...

. For many years, he was editor of the journal ''Musée neuchâtelois'' (1902–49).

Selected works

* ''Martin Le Franc, prévôt de Lausanne'', 1888 –

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, provost of

Lausanne , neighboring_municipalities= Bottens, Bretigny-sur-Morrens, Chavannes-près-Renens, Cheseaux-sur-Lausanne, Crissier, Cugy, Écublens, Épalinges, Évian-les-Bains (FR-74), Froideville, Jouxtens-Mézery, Le Mont-sur-Lausanne, Lugrin (FR ...

. * ''Oton de Granson et ses poésies'', 1890 –

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and his poems. * ''Poésies françaises sur la bataille de Marignan'', 1892 – French poems on the

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. * ''Le Miroir aux dames; poème inédit du XVe siècle'', 1908 – ''Le Miroir aux dames''; an unfinished poem of the 15th century. * ''Documents inédits sur la Réformation dans le pays de Neuchâtel'', 1909 – Unpublished documents on the Reformation in the lands of Neuchâtel. * ''Notes sur Le livre des martyrs de Jean Crespin'', 1930 – Notes on "The Book of Martyrs" by

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. * ''Pages d'histoire neuchâteloise'', 1935 – Pages of Neuchâtel history.Most widely held works by Arthur Piaget
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