Felix Stähelin, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Felix Stähelin

Swiss historian (1873-1952)

Date of Birth: 28-Dec-1873

Place of Birth: Basel, Basel-Stadt, Switzerland

Date of Death: 20-Feb-1952

Profession: historian, university teacher, non-fiction writer

Nationality: Switzerland

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

Felix Stähelin (also spelled Staehelin, 28 December 1873 – 20 February 1952) was a Swiss historian of Basel. He studied ancient history and classical philology in Basel, Bonn and Berlin, completing a doctorate on the Galatians in 1897.
He worked as a school teacher from 1902–1907, and as a lecturer at Basel from 1907, receiving tenure as professor of Ancient History in 1931, retiring in 1937. He published works about the history of the Roman Empire and of Asia Minor.
He is best known for his 1927 work on Switzerland in the Roman era.
During 1929–1934 he also co-edited the collected works of Jacob Burckhardt.