- Eugène Rambert
Eugène Rambert (
April 6 ,1830 –November 21 ,1886 ), was a Swissauthor .He was born at Sales near Swiss Clarens, the eldest son of a
Vaud ois schoolmaster, from whom he received his education. When in 1845 his father lost his post owing to the religious disputes, Rambert became a teacher inParis , and later a tutor inEngland and atGeneva . When the family's fortunes improved, Rambert was able to pursue his studies for the ministry, but he was more attracted by literature, and in 1845 became professor ofFrench literature at the academy ofLausanne , and in 1860 at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology inZürich , where he remained till 1881, when he again became professor at Lausanne.His principal work, "Les Alpes suisses" (5 vols., 1866-1875; republished with large additions, according to his own scheme, in 6 volumes, 1887-1889), is a mine of miscellaneous information on the subject. He also published several volumes of poetry, as well as a volume entitled "Ecrivains nationaux" (1874, republished 1889), and biographies of the pietist
Alexandre Vinet (1875), of thepoet Juste Olivier (1879) and of the artistAlexandre Calame (1883).Rambert's "Dernières Poesies" were edited (1903) by Henri Warnery, whose "Eugène Rambert" (Lausanne, 1890) contains a critical estimate.
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