Peter Geiger

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Peter Geiger
Born (1942-10-22) October 22, 1942 (age 81)
Occupation Historian
Years active1987–2020
Spouse
Ursula Eberle
(m. 1971)
Children2

Peter Geiger (born 22 October 1942) is a historian from Liechtenstein and former research officer at the Liechtenstein Institute for history.

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Life and career

Geiger studied history, German studies and Romance studies at the University of Zurich and a year in both Vienna and Seattle respectively. [1] In 1970 he received a doctorate in Zurich and from the same year worked as a teacher at the St. Gallen Cantonal School until 1987. [2] [3]

From 1987 to 2010 he was the research officer at the Liechtenstein Institute for the contemporary history of the country, he particularly focused focused on Liechtenstein in the 1930s and World War II. [2] [4] From 2010 to 2020 he was co-chairman of the Liechtenstein-Czech Commission of Historians. [2] [5]

In 2017 he was honoured with a commemorative publication published jointly by the Liechtenstein Institute and the Historical Association of the Principality of Liechtenstein. [6]

Geiger lives in Schaan. He married Ursula Eberle (born 2 November 1947) on 13 April 1971 and they have two children. [2]

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References

  1. "PD DR. PETER GEIGER LIECHTENSTEIN INSTITUTE". Schweizer Monatshefte für Politik, Wirtschaft, Kultur. 79 (11): 4. 2007.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Editorial (30 December 2021). "Geiger, Peter". Historisches Lexikon des Fürstentums Liechtenstein (in German). Retrieved 12 October 2023.
  3. Wolfgang Weber, Werner Matt (1999). "Schwarzrotgold'ne Banner küssen". Schwarzrotgold'ne Banner küssen.
  4. "Der Waffenhändler, der die Villa Stein Egerta erbauen liess". Liechtensteiner Vaterland (in German). 19 June 2023. Retrieved 16 October 2023.
  5. "Ko-Vorsitzender in der Historikerkommission". Liechtensteiner Vaterland (in German). 28 September 2010. Retrieved 12 October 2023.
  6. Liechtenstein-Institut; Historischer Verein für das Fürstentum Liechtenstein (2017). Geschichte erforschen - Geschichte vermitteln: Festschrift zum 75. Geburtstag von Peter Geiger und Rupert Quaderer (in German). Bendern: Verlag der Liechtensteinischen Akademischen Gesellschaft. ISBN   978-3-7211-1097-5.