Johann Adam Pupikofer, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Johann Adam Pupikofer

Swiss historian (1797-1882)

Date of Birth: 17-Mar-1797

Place of Birth: Tuttwil, Thurgau, Switzerland

Date of Death: 28-Jul-1882

Profession: historian, regional historian

Nationality: Switzerland

Zodiac Sign: Pisces

Johann Adam Pupikofer (17 March 1797 – 28 July 1882) was a Swiss historian, from 1861 curator of the Thurgau cantonal archive in Frauenfeld. Pupikofer is known for his History of Thurgau (published in two volumes 1828, 1830).
He also authored a large number of smaller publications dealing with the history of Thurgau and the Lake Constance region.
In 1872 he received an honorary doctoral degree from the University of Zurich.
Pupikofer was a close friend of German antiquary Joseph von Laßberg.