Alexander Schweizer (theologian)

Alexander Swiss

Alexander Schweizer (born March 14, 1808 in Murten ; † July 3, 1888 in Zurich ) was a Reformed theologian.

Life

After studying in Zurich and Berlin , he became professor of practical theology at the University of Zurich, founded in 1833 , in 1835 . During his studies in Zurich he joined the Swiss Zofinger Association . In 1850/51 he was rector . He was a member of the Church and Education Council as well as the Grand Council and in 1844 became pastor at the Grossmünster .

Alexander Schweizer was married to Raisin (born January 28, 1818, † September 2, 1895 in Zurich), daughter of the entrepreneur and politician Johann Jakob Hürlimann . One of his ancestors was the philologist and university professor Johann Caspar Schweizer .

Works

Sermon collections and treatises

The Doctrine of Faith of the Reformed Church . Zurich 1844–47, 2 volumes
Homiletics of the Evangelical Protestant Church . Zurich 1848
The central Protestant dogmas within the Reformed Church . Zurich 1854 to 1856, 2 volumes
Christian doctrine . 2nd Edition. Leipzig 1877, 2 volumes
Pastoral theory . Leipzig 1875
To the right and left; Meetings about the signs of the times . Leipzig 1876
The future of religion . Leipzig 1878
Professor Dr. Alexander Swiss . Zurich 1889 ( autobiography )

literature

Friedrich Meili: Swiss, Alexander . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 34, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1892, pp. 772-775.
Eberhard Hauschildt: Swiss, Alexander. In: Biographisch-Bibliographisches Kirchenlexikon (BBKL). Volume 9, Bautz, Herzberg 1995, ISBN 3-88309-058-1 , Sp. 1212-1215. ( Article / beginning of article in Internet archive )
Alf Christophersen: Swiss, Alexander. In: New German Biography (NDB). Volume 24, Duncker & Humblot, Berlin 2010, ISBN 978-3-428-11205-0 , p. 61 f. ( Digitized version ).

Web links

Commons : Alexander Schweizer - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Works by and about Alexander Schweizer in the German Digital Library
Christian Moser: Swiss, Alexander. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland .
Overview of courses taught by Alexander Schweizer (theologian) at the University of Zurich (summer semester 1835 to winter semester 1888)

Individual evidence

↑ Alexander Schweizer in the digital Alfred Escher letter edition . Retrieved August 9, 2017.

personal data
SURNAME	Swiss, Alexander
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	reformed theologian
DATE OF BIRTH	March 14, 1808
PLACE OF BIRTH	Murten
DATE OF DEATH	July 3, 1888
Place of death	Zurich , Switzerland

[1] Alexander Schweizer in the digital Alfred Escher letter edition . Retrieved August 9, 2017.