Rudolf Tschudi


Rudolf Tschudi was a Swiss philologist, historian, and Orientalist.

Life

Tschudi studied classical philology as well as eastern philology in Basel, Erlangen, and Tübingen and was a member of the Schwizerhüsli Basel, Erlanger, and Tübingen Wingolf fraternities. He then became an assistant professor in 1910 and a professor at the Hamburgisches Kolonialinstitut in 1914.
In 1919 he came to Zurich as an associate professor, and finally in 1922 to Ordinarius in Basel. Fritz Meier was among his students. Tschudi was co-editor of the book series "Turkish Library" and the magazine "Der Islam." His specialty was the Ottoman Empire and Turkish literature.