Abel Socin

Earrings of Maria Hummel married Socin (1635–1681)

Abel Socin (born 1632 in Basel, died 1695 in Basel) was a Swiss merchant, politician, law lord (Gerichtsherr) and diplomat from Basel. He was a member of the Grand Council of Basel and served as the envoy of the Swiss Confederation to the French court (Swiss ambassador to France) from 1679.[1]

He was a member of the noble Italian Socin family, one of Basel's leading families, and a brother of burgomaster of Basel Emanuel Socin (1628–1717). Abel Socin was a great-grandfather of the renowned theatre director Abel Seyler.[2] He was married to Maria Hummel (1635–1681); her remains with elaborate jewelry described by archaeologists as masterpieces from the era were discovered in front of the Basel Minster in 2009, in what was Abel Socin's family grave.[3]

References

  1. ↑ Ludwig Meyer von Knonau (1829), Handbuch der Geschichte der Schweizerischen Eidsgenossenschaft, vol. 2, p. 65
  2. ↑ Archiv für Geschichte des Buchwesens, vol. 52, p. 337, Walter de Gruyter, 1999
  3. ↑ Archäologen sprechen von Meisterstücken der Goldschmiedekunst: Grab mit Goldschmuck vor Basler Münster entdeckt, Neue Zürcher Zeitung, 19 August 2009
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