Louis Hänni
Louis Hänni (born 21 March 1927 in Thun; † 8 June 2019 in Thun) was a Swiss vocational school teacher and local historian.
Life and work[edit]
After primary school in Dürrenast, Louis Hänni did an apprenticeship as a machinist at Brown, Boveri & Cie. He then studied at the Technikum Burgdorf, where he obtained a diploma in mechanical engineering in 1950. He worked as an engineer for the next seven years. From 1957 to 1992 he taught as a principal teacher at the Vocational School in Thun.
In his spare time, Hänni researched the history of Strättligen and in 1984 wrote the local history publication of the same name.[1] In 1920, the municipality of Strättligen was incorporated into Thun
In 2000, Hänni was awarded the "Thun Prize" by the city of Thun for his services as a chronicler of Strättligen.[2]
Louis Hänni was married to the dressmaker Johanna Hänni-Lüthi. They had four children.
References[edit]
- ^ Louis Hänni: Strättligen. Schaer Verlag, Thun 1984/1997.
- ^ Strättligen"The "best connoisseur of the history of Strättligen" has died". Thuner Tagblatt (in German). 2019-02-07. Retrieved 2021-04-27..