Johann Adam Pupikofer (17 March 1797 – 28 July 1882) was a Swiss
historian, from 1861 curator of the
Thurgau cantonal archive in
Frauenfeld.
Pupikofer is known for his ''History of Thurgau'' (published in two volumes 1828, 1830). He also authored a large number of smaller publications dealing with the history of Thurgau and the
Lake Constance
Lake Constance (german: Bodensee, ) refers to three Body of water, bodies of water on the Rhine at the northern foot of the Alps: Upper Lake Constance (''Obersee''), Lower Lake Constance (''Untersee''), and a connecting stretch of the Rhine, ca ...
region. In 1872 he received an honorary doctoral degree from the
University of Zurich. Pupikofer was a close friend of German antiquary
Joseph von Laßberg.
Literatur
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* Hans Ulrich Wepfer: ''Johann Adam Pupikofer (1797–1882)''. In: ''Thurgauische Beiträge zur vaterländischen Geschichte'', Bd. 106 (1969), S. 3–204.
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19th-century Swiss historians
Swiss male writers
People from Thurgau
1797 births
1882 deaths