Jakob Schaffner

Swiss writer of the far right (1875-1944) · Switzerland · On the map · Writers · Died at 68

Jakob Schaffner was a leading Swiss novelist who became a supporter of Nazism.

Jakob Schaffner is read about 6.5 times a day, in 7 languages.

A typical day, 30 days to 23 September 2026

The middle day of the days counted, so one week of news cannot move it. The line under it is the last 60 days, one point a day.

A life in dates

1944Died23 September 19441943Johann-Peter-Hebel-PreisAward1932Goethe Medal for Art and ScienceAward1930Schiller prizeAward1875Born14 November 1875

Johann-Peter-Hebel-Preis1943

Goethe Medal for Art and Science1932

Schiller prize1930

Country

Switzerland