Werner Kaegi: Biography, Facts and Career
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Werner Kaegi (February 22, 1901 – June 15, 1979) was a Swiss historian. He is best known for a single work, a biography of Jacob Burckhardt. This appeared in seven volumes, from 1947 to 1982. He was the recipient of the Gottfried-Keller-Preis and the Erasmus Prize. His wife was the Catholic mystic and stigmatist Adrienne von Speyr (1902–1967). Her spiritual director and friend, the theologian Hans Urs von Balthasar, kept a journal during many years about her life in which details regarding her relationship with Werner Kaegi can be found. This journal was later edited in 3 volumes under the name "Erde und himmel" ("Earth and heaven"). Kaegi became a foreign member of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences in 1948 and a member of the American Philosophical Society in 1976.
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- Full name: Werner Kaegi
- Born: 1901-02-26
- Nationality: Switzerland
- Known as: Author
- Wikidata ID: Q117789
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