Rudolf Tschudi (born 2 May, 1884 in Glarus, died 11 October 1960 in

Basel , french: link=no, Bâlois(e), it, Basilese , neighboring_municipalities= Allschwil (BL), Hégenheim (FR-68), Binningen (BL), Birsfelden (BL), Bottmingen (BL), Huningue (FR-68), Münchenstein (BL), Muttenz (BL), Reinach (BL), Riehen (BS ...

) was a Swiss

philologist Philology () is the study of language in oral and written historical sources; it is the intersection of textual criticism, literary criticism, history, and linguistics (with especially strong ties to etymology). Philology is also defined as th ...

, historian, and Orientalist.

Life

Tschudi studied classical

philology Philology () is the study of language in oral and writing, written historical sources; it is the intersection of textual criticism, literary criticism, history, and linguistics (with especially strong ties to etymology). Philology is also defin ...

( Greek and

Latin Latin (, or , ) is a classical language belonging to the Italic branch of the Indo-European languages. Latin was originally a dialect spoken in the lower Tiber area (then known as Latium) around present-day Rome, but through the power of the ...

) as well as eastern philology in Basel,

Erlangen Erlangen (; East Franconian German, East Franconian: ''Erlang'', Bavarian language, Bavarian: ''Erlanga'') is a Middle Franconian city in Bavaria, Germany. It is the seat of the administrative district Erlangen-Höchstadt (former administrative d ...

(where he studied under

Georg Jacob Georg Jacob (26 May 1862 – 4 July 1937) was a scholar of Islamic studies and an Orientalist. He founded Turkology as a modern academic discipline in Germany. Life Jacob studied Arabic geography at the Universität Greifswald, achieving his ''H ...

), and Tübingen and was a member of the Schwizerhüsli Basel, Erlanger, and Tübingen

Wingolf Wingolf () is an umbrella organisation of 35 student fraternities at 34 universities in Germany, Austria and Estonia. It has approximately 5,000 members. It is one of the oldest oecumenical organisations in Germany. It has a close friendship with t ...

fraternities. He then became an assistant professor in 1910 and a professor at the Hamburgisches Kolonialinstitut in 1914. In 1919 he came to Zurich as an associate professor, and finally in 1922 to Ordinarius in Basel.

Fritz Meier Fritz Meier (1912-1998) was a Swiss Orientalist with a focus on Sufism. Life Fritz Meier was born on 10 June 1912 in Basel. He grew up in the Canton of Basel-Landschaft and attended the Humanistisches Gymnasium. Beginning in 1932 he studied G ...

was among his students. Tschudi was co-editor of the book series "Turkish Library" (''Türkische Bibliothek'', published by Mayer & Müller in Berlin) and the magazine "Der Islam." His specialty was the

Ottoman Empire The Ottoman Empire, * ; is an archaic version. The definite article forms and were synonymous * and el, Оθωμανική Αυτοκρατορία, Othōmanikē Avtokratoria, label=none * info page on book at Martin Luther University) ...

and

Turkish literature Turkish literature ( tr, Türk edebiyatı) comprises oral compositions and written texts in Turkic languages. The Ottoman and Azerbaijani forms of Turkish, which forms the basis of much of the written corpus, were highly influenced by Persian la ...

Bibliography

* * W. Behn, ''Concise biographical companion to Index Islamicus'' 3, 2004, 539.
Rudolf Tschudi
in the Basel University Library {{DEFAULTSORT:Tschudi, Rudolf 1884 births 1960 deaths Swiss classical scholars Swiss orientalists Scholars of Ottoman history