Remigius Faesch

[1] His father Hans Rufolf Faesch was a silk merchant and mayor of Basel.

[1] He was married to Rosa Irmi, the granddaughter of the former Mayor of Basel Jakob Meyer zum Hasen.

[2] Between 1614 and 1616 Remigius studied law in the cities Geneva and Paris, but graduated in Basel.

From 1628 onwards he taught law at the University of Basel, and was elected its rector three times in years 1637–38, 1649–50 and 1660–61.

[4] Besides he was the founder of the so-called Faeschisches Kabinett, a private museum which in 1823 became a part of the Kunstmuseum Basel.