Henri de Ziégler (18 July 1885 – 21 March 1970) was a Swiss philologist and writer.

Life and work

Henri de Ziégler was born in Geneva on 18 July 1885. He studied literature in Geneva and Vienna and became professor of Italian literature at the University of Geneva, where he also was principal in 1954–1956. Among his most prominent work is a 1935 biography of Frederick II. He translated works by Francesco Chiesa and into French.

Henri de Ziégler

He was priminent in Geneva's cultural life and a columnist for the . His literary output includes the poetry collection L'aube (1911) and the novels Les deux Romes (1925) and Le bourdon du pèlerin (1931).

Henri de Ziégler

Selected publications

L'aube, 1911

Les deux Romes, 1925

Le bourdon du pèlerin, 1931

Vie de l'empereur Frédéric II de Hohenstaufen, 1935

References

1885 births

1970 deaths

Academic staff of the University of Geneva

Swiss philologists

20th-century Swiss novelists

Swiss male novelists

20th-century Swiss poets

Swiss male poets

Swiss poets in French

Italian–French translators

20th-century translators

Swiss translators

Henri de Ziégler