Frieda Gallati (September 12, 1876, Glarus, Switzerland — December 30, 1955, Glarus, Switzerland) was a Swiss historian.[1]

Frieda Gallati
Born(1876-09-12)12 September 1876
Died30 December 1955(1955-12-30) (aged 79)
NationalitySwiss
OccupationHistorian
Academic background
Alma materUniversity of Zurich

Biography

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Frieda Gallati was born into a family of a lawyer Rudolf Gallati. Graduated from secondary school in Zurich. From 1896 she studied at the University of Zurich, where she received her doctorate in history in 1902 - the second Swiss woman to do so. In 1907 she married professor Wilhelm Melchior, from whom she divorced again in 1915.[2][3]

Gallati was a specialist in the field of Swiss foreign policy during the Thirty Years' War and she is considered the most important connoisseur of Aegidius Tschudi.

References

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  1. ^ Denzler, Alice (1955). Frieda Gallati: 1876-1955 (in German).
  2. ^ guidle. "Frieda Gallati – beispielhafte Glarner Pionierin". www.guidle.com (in German). Retrieved 2023-01-10.
  3. ^ "Gallati, Frieda". hls-dhs-dss.ch (in French). Retrieved 2023-01-10.