Eugène Rambert (6 April 1830 – 21 November 1886), was a Swiss author and poet.
Life
He was born at Sâles near
Swiss Clarens, the eldest son of a
Vaud
Vaud ( ; french: (Canton de) Vaud, ; german: (Kanton) Waadt, or ), more formally the canton of Vaud, is one of the 26 cantons forming the Swiss Confederation. It is composed of ten districts and its capital city is Lausanne. Its coat of arms b ...
ois schoolmaster, from whom he received his education. When in 1845 his father lost his post owing to the religious disputes, Rambert became a teacher in Paris, and later a tutor in England and at
Geneva
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. When the family's fortunes improved, Rambert was able to pursue his studies for the ministry, but he was more attracted by literature, and in 1855 became professor of
French literature
French literature () generally speaking, is literature written in the French language, particularly by citizens of France; it may also refer to literature written by people living in France who speak traditional languages of France other than Fr ...
at the academy 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-74), ...
, and in 1860 at the
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* Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne
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* the adjectival form of Switzerland
*Swiss people ...
in
Zürich
Zürich () is the list of cities in Switzerland, largest city in Switzerland and the capital of the canton of Zürich. It is located in north-central Switzerland, at the northwestern tip of Lake Zürich. As of January 2020, the municipality has 43 ...
, where he remained till 1881, when he again became professor at Lausanne.
His principal work, ''Les Alpes suisses'' (5 vols., 1866–1875; republished with large additions, according to his own scheme, in 6 volumes, 1887–1889), is a mine of miscellaneous information on the subject. He also published several volumes of poetry, as well as a volume entitled ''Écrivains nationaux'' (1874, republished 1889), and biographies of the
pietist
Pietism (), also known as Pietistic Lutheranism, is a movement within Lutheranism that combines its emphasis on biblical doctrine with an emphasis on individual piety and living a holy Christianity, Christian life, including a social concern for ...
Alexandre Vinet
Alexandre Rodolphe Vinet (17 June 17974 May 1847) was a Swiss literary critic and theology, theologian.
Literary critic
He was born near Lausanne, Switzerland. Educated for the Protestantism, Protestant ministry, he was ordained in 1819, when alr ...
(1875), of the poet
Juste Olivier
Juste Daniel Olivier (October 18, 1807 – January 7, 1876), Swiss poet, was born in Eysins in the canton of Vaud; he was brought up as a peasant, but studied at the college of Nyon, and later at the academy of Lausanne.
Though originally intende ...
(1879) and of the artist
Alexandre Calame
Alexandre Calame (28 May 1810 – 19 March 1864) was a Swiss landscape painter, associated with the Düsseldorf School.
Biography
He was born in Arabie at the time belonging to Corsier-sur-Vevey, today a part of Vevey. He was the son of a skill ...
(1883).
[Eugène Rambert: ''Alexandre Calame, sa vie et son œuvre d’après les sources originales.'' Fischbacher, 1884.]
Rambert's ''Dernières Poesies'' were edited (1903) by
Henri Warnery, whose ''Eugène Rambert'' (Lausanne, 1890) contains a critical estimate.
References
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Auteur: Eugène Rambert – Wikisource*
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1830 births
1886 deaths
Swiss writers
Academic staff of ETH Zurich