Titus Tobler  Titus Tobler (25 July 1806 – 21 January 1877) was a Swiss Oriental scholar. Tobler was born on 25 July 1806 in Stein, Appenzell, Switzerland. He studied and practiced medicine, travelled to Palestine and, after taking part in the political affairs of Switzerland, settled in 1871 in Munich, Germany. He died on 21 January 1877 in Munich. His principal works are: