MOHR, THEODOR von. - Swiss historian, b. 15 May 1794 at Süs, in the Engadine, d. 1 June 1854 at Chur. Having earned a degree in law, M. first practiced as a lawyer at Süs, then moved to Chur, where he took part in municipal and cantonal life. But dissatisfied with the liberal and progressive political direction, M., who held ultraconservative tendencies, left political life for his studies.
In 1826 he founded, together with other friends, the Society for the Study of the History of Graubünden and was its president until his death. In 1840 he was also among the founders of the Swiss Historical Society. Commissioned by the latter to edit the Chur registers, from 1851 to 1854 he published them in 2 quarto volumes; the registers of the monastery of Disentis, included therein, were compiled by him personally. He also founded the Historical Archive of Graubünden (Archiv für die Geschichte der Republik Graubünden) and the Codex diplomaticus. Shortly before his death M. converted to the Catholic faith.
BibliographyG. v. Wyss, s. v. in Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie, XXII, pp. 73-74, with bibl.
BIBL.: G. v. Wyss, s. v. in Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie, XXII, pp. 73-74, with bibl.
Furlani, Silvio. “Mohr, theodor von.” In Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. VIII, col. 1212. Città del Vaticano: Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico, 1952. https://azioneromana.com/article/mohr-theodor-von.
MLA
Furlani, Silvio. “Mohr, theodor von.” Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. VIII, Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico, 1952, col. 1212. Azione Romana, https://azioneromana.com/article/mohr-theodor-von.
BibTeX
@incollection{ec8_mohr_theodor_von,
author = {Furlani, Silvio},
title = {Mohr, theodor von},
booktitle = {Enciclopedia Cattolica},
volume = {VIII},
pages = {1212},
note = {Cited by column},
publisher = {Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico},
address = {Città del Vaticano},
year = {1952},
url = {https://azioneromana.com/article/mohr-theodor-von}
}
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