Georg von Wyss

Who was Georg von Wyss?

Georg von Wyß was a Swiss historian. He was born and died in Zürich.

From 1870, he served as a "full professor" at the University of Zurich, being appointed rector in 1872. He was a founding member of the Allgemeine Geschichtforschenden Gesellschaft, holding the office of president from 1854 to 1893.

Among his literary works is Geschichte der Historiographie in der Schweiz. Other significant writings by Wyss are:

Biographie von Nicolo Paganini, 1846 - Biography of Nicolo Paganini.

Zürich am Ausgange des dreizehnten Jahrhunderts, 1876 - Zurich at the close of the thirteenth century.