Albert von Rütte

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Albert von Rütte (also: Albert de Rutté ; born June 12, 1825 in Sutz ; † February 26, 1903 in Bern ) was a Swiss biologist and pastor .

origin

Von Rütte's parents were the pastor of Sutz David Sigmund von Rütte (* January 2, 1794; † August 11, 1877) and his wife Maria Sofie Adelheid Gatschet (* 1796; † February 13, 1858). He had brothers, including the architect Friedrich Ludwig von Rütte (1829–1903) and the merchant and honorary consul Gottlieb Rudolf von Rütte (1826–1886).

Life

He studied theology in Bern and was accepted into the Ministry of Spirituality in 1849 . In 1855 he received the parish in Saanen , in 1862 in Yverdon and in 1868 in Radelfingen . In the last two he was responsible for the German-speaking part. He was retired in 1891 and moved to Bern.

In addition to his work, Rütte and his wife took care of the estate of his father-in-law from 1872 and thus got into linguistic research. But he was particularly interested in botany . He made important contributions to research into the canton of Bern and was an expert on alpine forage plants. At the suggestion of his professor Rütimeyer, he began to be interested in the fodder plants of the Alps. He gave the suggestion to model alpine pastures where the feed yield according to quantity and quality and its influence on the milk and its products should be examined.

family

He married Caecilia (Cécile) Bitzius (* May 16, 1837; † 1914), the daughter of the Swiss writer Jeremias Gotthelf (actually Albert Bitzius ). The couple had several children:

  • Gottlieb Albert (* August 5, 1856 - † August 16, 1882)
  • Sophia Cäcilia (April 29, 1859 - September 23, 1933), teacher
  • Gotthelf (born July 5, 1860 - † October 7, 1898), pastor ∞ Pauline Bertha Adelheid von Gruyères
  • Maria Emilie Adelheid (born November 11, 1865; †?) Teacher ∞ Arnold Friedrich Cavin, watchmaker
  • Frieda (born September 19, 1876; †?) ∞ Gottfried Buchmüller (1871–1955), pastor
  • Walter Theophil (born November 8, 1880; † 1945), pastor ∞ Eleonore Frey (1880–1943)

Works

  • The flora of the Alps. In: Schweizer Alpenwirtschaft , No. 4, 1863, pp. 5–55; Issue 5, 1864, pages 95–152.
  • Explanation of difficult dialect. Expressions. In Jeremias Gotthelfs Gesammelte Schriften , No. 23, 1858, digitized

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personal data
SURNAME Rütte, Albert von
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Rutté, Albert de
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Swiss biologist and pastor
DATE OF BIRTH June 12, 1825
PLACE OF BIRTH Sutz
DATE OF DEATH February 26, 1903
Place of death Bern