Adalbert Kälin

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Adalbert Kälin (born February 27, 1934 - † February 22, 2019 ) was a Swiss teacher , author and organizer .

Life

Kälin worked as a teacher, became a school inspector and then head of the elementary school office of the canton of Schwyz . For 16 years he was a member of the Cantonal Council of Schwyz as a CVP representative .

Kälin was known as the organizer of Swiss federal celebrations . As the person responsible for the 650th anniversary of the Battle of Morgarten in 1965, he understood "masterfully ... to put the occasion in the appropriate framework of celebration and historical awareness". From 1988 to 1992, Adalbert Kälin was the delegate of the canton of Schwyz for the 700th anniversary of the Swiss Confederation and “played a key role in the 1991 commemoration on the Rütli ”. In his writings, he dealt with tourism on the Rigi and with the memories of his father, who experienced Queen Astrid's fatal accident as a police officer in Küssnacht in 1935 .

Fonts

  • The tourist development of the Rigi and the situation in the tourism professions (1800–1870). (1986)
  • Orientation stage in the canton of Schwyz: yesterday, today, tomorrow. (1995)
  • The Queen Astrid Memorial in Küssnacht am Rigi: memories of a tragic accident in 1935. (2001)

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Obituary notice in the NZZ from February 26, 2019
  2. ↑ a b Edith Meyer: Married the same woman twice . In: Bote der Urschweiz , February 27, 2004.
  3. ↑ "We are the young Swiss ..." In: Vaterland . November 15, 1965, archived from the original on April 19, 2015 ; Retrieved on June 21, 2019 (for the 650th anniversary in 1965).
  4. ^ "Personally" live from the Bundesbrief Museum in Schwyz , Radio DRS 1 , July 31, 2011, 10.03 am.
personal data
SURNAME Kälin, Adalbert
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Swiss teacher, author and organizer
DATE OF BIRTH February 27, 1934
DATE OF DEATH February 22, 2019