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Basel (/ ˈ b ɑː z əl /, BAH-zəl; German: ⓘ), also known as Basle, [note 1] is a city in northwestern Switzerland on the River Rhine (at the transition from the High to the Upper Rhine). [4] Basel is Switzerland's third-most-populous city (after Zurich and Geneva), with 177,595 inhabitants within the city municipality limits. [5]
Jews granted full citizenship in Basel. [17] Kunsthalle Basel inaugurated. 1874 – Zoo Basel opens. [18] 1882 – St. Gotthard railway begins operating. [3] 1893 – FC Basel founded. 1894 – Basel Historical Museum opens. 1897 – City hosts the first Zionist congress. 1900 – Population: 109,161 in city; 112,227 in canton. [16]
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The capital of the canton Basel-Stadt is the city of Basel. The present constitution of the canton dates from 1889. The present constitution of the canton dates from 1889. In 1966 Basel-Stadt became the first German-speaking canton to allow women to vote, five years before the right to vote was extended to all Swiss women in 1971.
[30]: 15 Erasmus' works and editions (in translation) are regularly connected with William Shakespeare, to Shakespeare's education, inspirations and sources (such as the shipwreck scene in The Tempest.) [62] [63] [64] John Locke rejected the idea that Erasmus had remained Catholic, but instead was the source for "an undogmatically reasonable ...
William Shakespeare [a] (c. 23 [b] April 1564 – 23 April 1616) [c] was an English playwright, poet and actor. He is widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's pre-eminent dramatist. He is often called England's national poet and the "Bard of Avon" (or simply "the Bard").
In 1474, a chair of poetry was established at Basel. Founded by Pius II, it had among its early teachers two Italians, Finariensis and Publicius. Sebastian Brant taught there at the close of the century and among its notable students were Reuchlin and the Reformers, Leo Jud and Zwingli. In 1481, Tübingen had a stipend of oratoria.
Basel was a canton of Switzerland that was in existence between 1501 and 1833, when it was split into the two half-cantons of Basel-City and Basel-Country. [ 1 ] Background