Benedict Banga
Benedikt Banga (born April 17, 1802 in Basel , † July 5, 1865 in Liestal ) was a Swiss politician .
Banga completed an apprenticeship as a bookseller in Basel. In 1831 he joined the independence movement in the Basel cantons and was editor of the first newspaper in the new canton of Basel-Landschaft (“Der interschrockene Rauracher ”, today Basellandschaftliche Zeitung ), as well as a country writer . From 1845 to 1863 Banga Government , where he headed the Department of Education. In the years 1848 and 1850 he was also the district president.
Banga was a co-founder of the Baselland Cantonal Library and the Cantonal Museum. In Münchenstein , where he and Emil Remigius Frey ( Emil Frey's father ) received honorary citizenship on March 26, 1832, Benedikt-Banga-Strasse is named after him.
literature
- Max Häfliger: Benedikt Banga (1802–1865): From revolutionary to benefactor. Basel: Licentiate thesis University, 2007.
Web links
- Kaspar Birkhäuser : Banga, Benedikt. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland .
- Benedikt Banga , in: Personal Lexicon of the Canton of Basel-Country
Individual evidence
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Banga, Benedict |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swiss politician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 17, 1802 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Basel |
| DATE OF DEATH | July 5, 1865 |
| Place of death | Liestal |