Hermann Alfred Tanner
Swiss publisher and writer (1873–1961) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Hermann Alfred Tanner (16 October 1873 – 1 September 1961), also known as Major Tanner, was a Swiss publisher, war correspondent, and author. Born in 1873 to a publisher father, he trained as a printer, before founding a newspaper company with his father. Tanner later was the director of several periodicals, primarily concerning winter sports in Switzerland. Tanner had an interest in colour theory, and patented a device for determining colour harmony in 1920.
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Born | (1873-10-16)16 October 1873 Bern, Canton of Bern, Switzerland |
Died | 1 September 1961(1961-09-01) (aged 87) Bern, Canton of Bern, Switzerland |
Spouse | Clémence Tanner-Muller |
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During the First World War, Tanner was a war correspondent, reporting first in Eastern Europe, and later Italy; in Eastern Europe, he reported primarily on Galicia, and its surrounding areas. Alongside publishing, Tanner was a hobbyist mountaineer, publishing several books on the subject throughout his lifetime. He was also a supporter of the constructed language Occidental, and translated several books into the language. Tanner died in 1961 in Bern after a period of illness and mental decline.