Rupert Quaderer

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Rupert Quaderer
Born (1942-06-20) 20 June 1942 (age 81)
Schaan, Liechtenstein
Occupation Historian
Spouse
Elfriede Vogt
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(m. 1974)​
Children2
Parent(s) Rupert Quaderer
Maria Thöny

Rupert Quaderer (born 20 June 1942) is a historian from Liechtenstein and former research officer at the Liechtenstein Institute for history. His works have included numerous publications on the political and diplomatic history of Liechtenstein.

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Early life

Quaderer was born on 20 June 1942 in Schaan as the son of journalist and municipal councillor Rupert Quaderer and Maria Thöny as one of five children. He graduated from high school in 1962 and then from 1962 to 1968 he studied history in Freiburg im Breisgau and Vienna. [1]

Career

From 1969 to 2002 Quaderer worked as a high school teacher for history and German languages in Vaduz. [1] From 1999 to 2014 he was the research officer at the Liechtenstein institute for contemporary history of the country, where he particularly focused on political developments in Liechtenstein in the 1910s and 1920s. [1] [2] [3]

From 1986 to 2005 he was a board member of the Historical Association of the Principality of Liechtenstein, and has been its chairman since 1996. [1] In 2017, along with Peter Geiger, he was honoured with a commemorative publication published jointly by the Liechtenstein Institute and the Historical Association of the Principality of Liechtenstein. [4]

Personal life

Quaderer married Elfriede Vogt (born 30 June 1950) on 14 April 1974 and they have two children together. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Editorial (6 November 2018). "Quaderer, Rupert (*1942)". Historisches Lexikon des Fürstentums Liechtenstein (in German). Retrieved 22 May 2024.
  2. ↑ Quaderer, Elias (7 February 2023). "So holprig war der Start der Partnerschaft Schweiz-Liechtenstein". Liechtensteiner Vaterland (in German). Retrieved 23 May 2024.
  3. ↑ Quaderer, Elias (28 April 2021). "Zeiten von Aufbrüchen und Bruchlandungen". Liechtensteiner Vaterland (in German). Retrieved 23 May 2024.
  4. ↑ 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.
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