Ernst Götzinger (23 September 1837, in

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– 10 August 1896, in St. Gallen) was a Swiss

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and historian. He was the son of philologist Maximilian Wilhelm Götzinger (1799–1856). He studied philology at the

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as a pupil of

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, then furthered his education at the universities of

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and

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, where his influences included

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and Leo Meyer. In 1860 he received his doctorate from Göttingen with a dissertation on the Anglo-Saxon poet

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, titled ''Ueber die Dichtungen des Angelsachsen Caedmon und deren Verfasser''. From 1860 up until his death, he taught classes in German language and literature at the cantonal school in St. Gallen. He was a member of the Historischer Verein des Kantons St.Gallen.

Selected works

* ''Zwei St. Gallische Minnesaenger: 1. Ulrich von Singenberg, der Truchsess. 2. Konrad von Landegg, der Schenk'', 1866 – Two St. Gallen

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s; Ulrich von Singenberg and Konrad von Landeck. * ''Johannes Kesslers Sabbata: Chronik der Jahre 1523-1539'' (2 volumes, 1866–68) – Johannes Kessler's ''Sabbata'', chronicle of the years 1523–1539. * ''Warhafftige Nuwe Zittung des jungst vergangnen Tutschen Kriegs'', 1871. * ''Joachim von Watt als Geschichtschreiber'', 1873 – Joachim von Watt as a historian. * ''Hebels Alemannische Gedichte'' (as editor, 1873) –

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's Alemannic poetry. * ''Deutsche historische Schriften: Auf Veranstaltung des Historischen Vereins des Kantons St. Gallen'' (as editor; 3 volumes, 1875–79) – German historical writings; from the Historical Association of the Canton St. Gallen. * ''Reallexicon der deutschen Altertümer'', 1881 – Reallexicon of German antiquities. * ''Fridolin Sichers Chronik'' (as editor, 1885) –

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's chronicle. * ''Joachim Vadian Reformator und Geschichtschreiber von St. Gallen'', 1893 –

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, reformer and historian of St. Gallen. He was the author of several biographies in the ''

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Götzinger, Ernst 1837 births 1896 deaths People from Schaffhausen People from St. Gallen (city) University of Basel alumni University of Bonn alumni University of Göttingen alumni Swiss Germanists Swiss philologists 19th-century Swiss historians