Background
Born in Uster on 16 April 1941 as the son of Mary Ida (née Wunderli) and Carlo Demetrio Sablonier, Roger Sablonier grew up with two sisters.
fiction writer historian university professor
Born in Uster on 16 April 1941 as the son of Mary Ida (née Wunderli) and Carlo Demetrio Sablonier, Roger Sablonier grew up with two sisters.
He studied history, French language history and medieval studies at the University of Zürich and received the Doctor of Philosophy (Doctor phil) in 1967.
From 1972 to 1979, Sablonier was assistant professor of history, and habilitated in 1977 in Zürich. Beginning in 1979, Sablonier taught as an associate professor of medieval history. From 1984 to 2006, he was an ordained professor at the University of Zürich, and since 2006 Emeritus (Emeritierter Ordinarius für Geschichte des Mittelalters) of the historical faculty.
Roger Sablonier treated the past as a serious matter, but related to the archeology, mischief overcame, and he used to say to his students: One can dig a hole anywhere in this country, but if you only dig deep enough, tt"s a safe bet that you"ll find any bones.
Roger Sablonier was citizen of the municipalities Uster in the canton of Zürich and Cauco (Graubünden). He died on 8 June 2010 in Zug on cardialic failure (according to press release: Herzversagen).