Josef Anton Henne

Josef Anton Henne ( born July 22, 1798 in Sargans, † November 22, 1870 in Wolf Halden ) was a Swiss historian and 1855-1861 pin librarian in the Abbey Library of St. Gallen ..

Life

Josef Anton Henne's ancestors came from Bavaria, he was the son of a tailor. At age 12, he was in the monastery Ragaz, which he left at 17 to study student in Heidelberg and Freiburg im Breisgau. After teaching jobs in Hofwil and St. Gallen, he became a professor at the University of Bern and began to engage in political activities. Often he represented in his work controversial or your own views. After losing his position in Bern he was pin librarian at the Abbey Library of St. Gallen.

Work

He published the chronicle Klingenberg and edited legends and folk customs. He is best known as the author of the folk song, and lie, vo mountain and valley.