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Following [[Matura|successful completion]], at [[Frauenfeld]], of his school career, Hürlimann went on to study [[History]], [[German literature]] and [[Philosophy]] at [[University of Zurich|Zürich]], [[Leipzig University|Leipzig]] and [[Humboldt University of Berlin|Berlin]] universities. His [[Doctorate|doctoral]] [[:de:Dissertation|thesis]], submitted and accepted in 1924, was entitled ''Die Aufklärung in Zürich. Die Entwicklung des Zürcher Protestantismus im 18. Jahrhundert.<ref>[[The Enlightenment]] in Switzerland: The development of [[Zürich]] [[Protestantism]] during the eighteenth century</ref>'' |
Following [[Matura|successful completion]], at [[Frauenfeld]], of his school career, Hürlimann went on to study [[History]], [[German literature]] and [[Philosophy]] at [[University of Zurich|Zürich]], [[Leipzig University|Leipzig]] and [[Humboldt University of Berlin|Berlin]] universities. His [[Doctorate|doctoral]] [[:de:Dissertation|thesis]], submitted and accepted in 1924, was entitled ''Die Aufklärung in Zürich. Die Entwicklung des Zürcher Protestantismus im 18. Jahrhundert.<ref>[[The Enlightenment]] in Switzerland: The development of [[Zürich]] [[Protestantism]] during the eighteenth century</ref>'' |
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In 1929 Hürlimann founded the newspaper "Atlantis", based in Berlin and specialising in international travel and related themes. In 1930 he founded "Atlantis Verlag", a publishing house, taking over from "Wasmuth Verlag" the "Orbis Terrarum" series of books. In 1933 he married Bettina Kiepenheuer, the oldest daughter of Gustav Kiepenheuer, another publisher. In 1936 he founded a Zürich branch of "Atlantis Verlag", and by 1939, with the outbreak of [[World War II|war]], had relocated his head office to Zürich, while retaining German branch across the border at [[Freiburg im Breisgau]]. |
In 1929 Hürlimann founded the newspaper "Atlantis", based in Berlin and specialising in international travel and related themes. In 1930 he founded "Atlantis Verlag", a publishing house, taking over from "[[:de:Ernst Wasmuth Verlag|Wasmuth Verlag]]" the "Orbis Terrarum" series of books. In 1933 he married Bettina Kiepenheuer, the oldest daughter of Gustav Kiepenheuer, another publisher. In 1936 he founded a Zürich branch of "Atlantis Verlag", and by 1939, with the outbreak of [[World War II|war]], had relocated his head office to Zürich, while retaining German branch across the border at [[Freiburg im Breisgau]]. |
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His photographic work was published in a number of books. Western European cities were a common theme, but he also photographed [[Ceylon]] and Southeast Asia. |
His photographic work was published in a number of books. Western European cities were a common theme, but he also photographed [[Ceylon]] and Southeast Asia. |
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Martin Hürlimann (November 12, 1897 in Zürich – March 4, 1984 in Zürich)[1] was a Swiss publisher, better known in the English speaking world as a photographer.
Following successful completion, at Frauenfeld, of his school career, Hürlimann went on to study History, German literature and PhilosophyatZürich, Leipzig and Berlin universities. His doctoral thesis, submitted and accepted in 1924, was entitled Die Aufklärung in Zürich. Die Entwicklung des Zürcher Protestantismus im 18. Jahrhundert.[2]
In 1929 Hürlimann founded the newspaper "Atlantis", based in Berlin and specialising in international travel and related themes. In 1930 he founded "Atlantis Verlag", a publishing house, taking over from "Wasmuth Verlag" the "Orbis Terrarum" series of books. In 1933 he married Bettina Kiepenheuer, the oldest daughter of Gustav Kiepenheuer, another publisher. In 1936 he founded a Zürich branch of "Atlantis Verlag", and by 1939, with the outbreak of war, had relocated his head office to Zürich, while retaining German branch across the border at Freiburg im Breisgau.
His photographic work was published in a number of books. Western European cities were a common theme, but he also photographed Ceylon and Southeast Asia.
In the 1930 English edition of his book Burma, Ceylon, Indo-China, Hürlimann wrote "My photographs were chiefly taken with a Sinclair camera, Zeiss lens, and Kodak films."
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