Beat Fischer
Beat Fischer (born May 23, 1641 in Bern ; † March 23, 1698 ibid) was the founder of the post office in the old city and republic of Bern .
In 1673 he became a member of the Grand Council and in 1675 was leased the post office shelf that he had created at his suggestion for 25 years . He built the Bernese Post Office into one of the fastest postal services in Europe and was elevated to the status of hereditary imperial knighthood by Emperor Leopold I in 1680 .
He was editor of the first Bern weekly newspaper , the Gazette de Berne founded in 1677 , and from 1680 to 1686 Governor von Wangen an der Aare . In 1683 he acquired the Reichenbach rule in what is now the municipality of Zollikofen and initiated the construction of the new castle there .
literature
- Hans Braun, Barbara Braun-Bucher, Annelies Hüssy: Beat Fischer (1641–1698): The founder of the Bernese Post. Stämpfli, Bern 2004, ISBN 3-7272-1222-5 . ( Writings from the Burgerbibliothek Bern . Vol. 24.)
- Annelies Hüssy: The history of the fisherman mail 1798-1838 . In: Historischer Verein des Kantons Bern (Hrsg.): Berner Zeitschrift für Geschichte und Heimatkunde . tape 58 . Bern 1996, p. 107-232 , doi : 10.5169 / seals-246813 .
- Marc Moser: Fischer, Beat von. In: New German Biography (NDB). Volume 5, Duncker & Humblot, Berlin 1961, ISBN 3-428-00186-9 , p. 173 ( digitized version ).
- Beat Fischer Landvogt in Wangen 1680–1686 . In: Jahrbuch des Oberaargaus , Volume 2 (1959).
Web links
- Hans Braun: Fischer, Beat (von Reichenbach). In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Fischer, beat |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Founder of the post in the old state of Bern |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 23, 1641 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Bern |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 23, 1698 |
| Place of death | Bern |