Robert Glutz-Blotzheim

He studied history and political science at the universities of Landshut and Würzburg.

In 1816 he relocated to Zurich in order to conduct historical research.

In 1818 he was offered a position at the Academy of Sciences in Munich, but died of a stroke a few days after his arrival (age 32).

[1] After the death of Johannes von Müller, he published a continuation of his Geschichten Schweizerischer Eidgenossenschaft ("History of the Swiss Confederation"; volume 5.2, covering the years 1489–1517).

[1][2] In this work he wrote a highly acclaimed account of the Battle of Dornach (1499).