Tschudi
Encyclopedia
Tschudi is a surname
common in the Canton of Glarus
, Switzerland
.
Several branches of the Tschudi family and their servants' families, who took on their masters' last name, first began immigrating to the United States in the mid-18th century, where the name Tschudi was changed to Judy
, and later to Juday.
Surname
A surname is a name added to a given name and is part of a personal name. In many cases, a surname is a family name. Many dictionaries define "surname" as a synonym of "family name"...
common in the Canton of Glarus
Canton of Glarus
The Canton of Glarus is a canton in east central Switzerland. The capital is Glarus.The population speaks a variety of Alemannic German.The majority of the population identifies as Christian, about evenly split between the Protestant and Catholic confessions.-History:According to legend, the...
, Switzerland
Switzerland
Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....
.
History
The Tschudi name can be traced back to 870. After Glarus joined the Swiss Confederation in 1352 various members of the family held high political offices at home, and were distinguished abroad as soldiers and in other ways.Several branches of the Tschudi family and their servants' families, who took on their masters' last name, first began immigrating to the United States in the mid-18th century, where the name Tschudi was changed to Judy
Judy
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, and later to Juday.
People
- Aegidius TschudiAegidius TschudiAegidius Tschudi was an eminent member of the Tschudi family, of Glarus, Switzerland....
, historian - Burkat ShudiBurkat ShudiBurkat Shudi was an English harpsichord maker of Swiss origin.-Biography:...
, harpsichord maker - Fridolin Tschudi (1912–1966), Swiss author and humorist
- Giles TschudiGiles TschudiGilles Tschudi is a Swiss actor. He is notable for his 2004 Swiss Film Prize for "Performance in a supporting role" as "Secretary Goltz" in Jagged Harmonies - Bach vs. Frederick II-References:...
, actor - Glig TschudiGlig TschudiGlig Tschudi author of the influential Swiss chronicle, or Chronicon Helveticum.Tschudi worked from both documents and legends to portray the ancient traditions of Swiss defense of liberty, giving roles not only to William Tell but to the heroic moment of the foundation of the Confederacy, when...
, a Swiss writer - Hans-Peter TschudiHans-Peter TschudiHans-Peter Tschudi was a Swiss politician and member of the Swiss Federal Council heading the Department of Home Affairs ....
(1913–2002), Swiss politician, member of the Swiss Federal CouncilSwiss Federal CouncilThe Federal Council is the seven-member executive council which constitutes the federal government of Switzerland and serves as the Swiss collective head of state.... - Johann Jakob von TschudiJohann Jakob von TschudiJohann Jakob von Tschudi was a Swiss naturalist and explorer.Tschudi was born in Glarus, and studied natural sciences and medicine at the universities of Neuchâtel, Leiden and Paris. In 1838 he travelled to Peru, where he remained for five years exploring and collecting plants in the Andes...
, naturalist - Lill Tschudi, artist
- Otto TschudiOtto TschudiOtto Victor Tschudi Jr. is a Norwegian alpine skier. He was born in Krødsherad. He participated at the 1968 Winter Olympics in Grenoble and at the at the 1972 Winter Olympics in Sapporo....
, a Norwegian alpine skier - Ralph TschudiRalph TschudiRalph Tschudi was a Norwegian sailor who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics.He was a crew member of the Norwegian boat Lyn, which won the silver medal in the 8 metre class .-External links:*...
, a Norwegian sailer - Stephan Tschudi-MadsenStephan Tschudi-MadsenStephan Tschudi-Madsen was a Norwegian art historian and pioneer in the rediscovering of Art Nouveau in the 1950s...
, a Norwegian art historian
Other people called Tschudi
- Christopher (1571–1629) was a knight of MaltaKnights HospitallerThe Sovereign Military Hospitaller Order of Saint John of Jerusalem of Rhodes and of Malta , also known as the Sovereign Military Order of Malta , Order of Malta or Knights of Malta, is a Roman Catholic lay religious order, traditionally of military, chivalrous, noble nature. It is the world's...
and a linguist, who served in the French and Spanish armies - Dominic (1596–1654) was abbot of Muri and wrote Origo et genealogia gloriosissimorum comitum de Habsburg (1651), second (enlarged) edition Muri, 1702 (cf. also E. Haller, Schweizerbibliothek, 1785, vol. II, No. 1904).
- Iwan (1816–1887) was author of a guide-book to Switzerland, which appeared in 1875 under the name of Schweizerführer
- Joseph was a BenedictineBenedictineBenedictine refers to the spirituality and consecrated life in accordance with the Rule of St Benedict, written by Benedict of Nursia in the sixth century for the cenobitic communities he founded in central Italy. The most notable of these is Monte Cassino, the first monastery founded by Benedict...
monk at EinsiedelnEinsiedeln AbbeyEinsiedeln Abbey is a Benedictine monastery in the town of Einsiedeln in the Canton of Schwyz, Switzerland. The abbey is dedicated to Our Lady of the Hermits, the title being derived from the circumstances of its foundation, from which the name Einsiedeln is also said to have originated...
, wrote a history of his abbey (1823) - John Henry (1670–1729) wrote Beschreibung des Lands Glarus (1714)
- John Thomas (1714–1788) left several manuscripts on the local history of Glarus
- John James (1722–1784) compiled a family history from 900 to 1500
- John Louis Baptist (died 1784) was a naturalist who settled in MetzMetzMetz is a city in the northeast of France located at the confluence of the Moselle and the Seille rivers.Metz is the capital of the Lorraine region and prefecture of the Moselle department. Located near the tripoint along the junction of France, Germany, and Luxembourg, Metz forms a central place...
- Frederick (1820–1886) was the author of Das Thierleben der Alpenwell (1853)
- Lill (1911–2004) was a Swiss painter and linocut artist
- Louis Leonard (1700–1779) and Joseph Anthony (1703–1770) were brothers and both worked in the Neapolitan service
- Valentine (1499–1555) was a pupil of Huldrych ZwingliHuldrych ZwingliUlrich Zwingli was a leader of the Reformation in Switzerland. Born during a time of emerging Swiss patriotism and increasing criticism of the Swiss mercenary system, he attended the University of Vienna and the University of Basel, a scholarly centre of humanism...
, whom he afterwards succeeded as pastor of Glarus, where his services were attended by both Romanists and Protestants