Bachofen, Johann Jakob

1815 - Johann Jakob Bachofen was born in Basel, Switzerland.

1838 - Studied law and ancient sciences in Berlin and Göttingen. He finished his studies with a voluminous doctoral thesis.

1840 - Became professor for Roman law, judge of his home town and got a political position.

1861 - Wrote the book Mother Right: An Investigation of the Religious and Juridical Character of Matriarchy in the Ancient World.

1865 - Married the beautiful and elegant Louise Elisabeth Burckhardt who was 30 years younger than him.

1866 - His one and only son was born.

1887 - Bachofen died 25th of November he led the silent life of a scholar.

Bachofen described his way of life in following word: In the deciding moments of life we rarely act in free self-determination. What seems to be our work basically is higher guidance. We think to choose our profession and actually we are chosen by it.