Arnold Halder
Arnold Halder (born November 30, 1812 in St. Gallen ; † April 23, 1888 , reformed , resident in St. Gallen) was a Swiss merchant , homeland and song poet .
Life
Arnold Halder was born on November 30, 1812 as the son of the businessman Daniel Halder in St. Gallen. Halder initially worked as a merchant in New York from 1832 to 1833 , after which he lived again in St. Gallen, where he held various offices. After the business ruin of his company, Halder earned his living as an accountant in Unterseen from 1858 to 1878 . In 1884 he returned to St. Gallen. There, as in the Bernese Oberland , Arnold Halder was valued as the center of sociable musical and literary endeavors.
Arnold Halder, who married Maria Susanna, the daughter of Johann Jakob Schwander, in 1837, died on April 23, 1888 at the age of 76 in St. Gallen.
Literary work
Arnold Halder appeared as the author of poems in St. Gallen and Appenzell dialect as well as in written language, of unprinted dialect games, descriptions of walks and with the story "Die Stiefelchen, or What can all meet in Interlaken", published in 1884.
With his work he contributed to the popularity of the Bernese Oberland as a tourist region.
Other works (selection)
- Small poetic attempts , 1836, 2.1854, 3.1884; Poems;
- Forget-Me-Not, 1838; Poem;
- Bergluft, 1869; Hiking description;
literature
- Gustav Karl Jenny: Arnold Halder (1812–1888): a memorial sheet for the hundredth anniversary of his birth year. 1912;
- Wilhelm Kosch : German Literature Lexicon. Vol. 7, p. 175.
Web links
- Karin Marti-Weissenbach: Halder, Arnold. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland .
- Literature by and about Arnold Halder in the catalog of the German National Library
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Halder, Arnold |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swiss businessman, native poet and songwriter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 30, 1812 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | St. Gallen |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 23, 1888 |
| Place of death | St. Gallen |