Bernhard Becker (clergyman, 1819)

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Bernhard Becker (born March 21, 1819 in Ennenda ; † September 2, 1879 in Linthal ) was a Swiss Protestant clergyman and social politician.

Life

Bernhard Becker was the son of the eponymous weaver, trader and manufacturer Bernhard Weber and his wife Katharina (née Becker).

He attended the canton school in Chur (today: Bündner Kantonsschule ) and then became a draftsman and colorist .

From 1843 to 1846 he studied at the University of Basel theology and at the University of Heidelberg philosophy , classical languages and history. In 1848 he received his doctorate as Dr. phil.

Shortly after his appointment as Dr. phil. he traveled via Frankfurt am Main and London to Paris and witnessed the February Revolution there . After his return to Switzerland he was pastor in the Linthal church from 1848 to 1879 and during this time from 1856 to 1876 school inspector of the Glarus hinterland and from 1863 to 1879 member of the cantonal school council and from 1861 to 1878 a correspondent for the Basler Nachrichten .

Bernhard Becker was married to Elsbeth, (* July 31, 1831 in Linthal; September 27, 1901 ibid), daughter of the roofer Andreas Zweifel (* 1809; † unknown in America), since October 2, 1849 . His children were:

  • Sophie Becker (born July 3, 1850 in Linthal; † January 13, 1942 in Rorschach ), married to Jakob Trümpy (1833–1889);
  • Katharina Becker (born September 27, 1851; † April 29, 1923 in St. Gallen );
  • Bernhard Becker (March 13, 1853 in Linthal; † July 22, 1924 in Saas-Fee ), librarian at the public library in the Burgvogtei, married to Maria Elisa (1863-1948), daughter of Jakob Singer;
  • Fridolin Becker ( born April 24, 1854 in Linthal, † January 24, 1922 in Küsnacht-Zurich ), engineer-topographer and cartographer , married to Antonietta (née Pozzi) (1869–1942) from Vigevano ;
  • Jakob Becker (born June 15, 1855 in Linthal; † January 8, 1934 in Chur ), Colonel , married to Johanna (née Singer) (1869–1944);
  • Johann Heinrich Becker (born October 10, 1856 in Linthal; † February 7, 1865);
  • Elsbeth Becker (born January 26, 1858 in Linthal; † unknown);
  • Anna Becker (born July 23, 1859 in Linthal; † May 3, 1909 in Zurich );
  • Rahel Becker (born April 11, 1861 in Linthal; † unknown);
  • Andreas Becker (born January 22, 1863 in Linthal; † August 11, 1911 in Lucerne ), accountant and manufacturer , married to Katharina Kunigunde (née Amrein) (1866–1940);
  • Nina Becker (born July 20, 1865 in Lucerne; † unknown);
  • Susanna Becker (born December 22, 1866 in Lucerne; † unknown).

Social policy work

Bernhard Becker emphasized the dependency of the workers on the entrepreneur and the harmful effects of industrialization , the working conditions of which had an impact on both health and life. The effects also led to early marriages and loosened family ties, which is also the cause of the moral decline. He appealed to the humanity of employers, but also called for state intervention. In his social reform writings and sermons, he advocated a general work ban for children, the limitation of working hours, the prohibition of Sunday work, the improvement of working conditions in the factories and better nutrition and hygiene for factory workers. Later he also dealt with the relationship of the church to the workers' question and was considered to be the real pioneer of the Glarus factory and social legislation, which was progressive for its time. He addressed the social question at the meeting of the Swiss Preaching Society in Schaffhausen in 1871; until then sin was seen as the cause of the social question. The differentiated discussion only led to the decision to request the Federal Assembly to enact legal provisions to remove the obstacles to marriage and for a dignified Sunday celebration, but the socio-political proposals for the introduction of a factory law at the federal level were not supported by the majority of pastors and therefore were not supported not even sent to the Federal Assembly.

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Individual evidence

  1. ^ Marlon Ronald Fluck: Basel Missionaries in Brazil: Emigration, Awakening and Becoming Church in the 19th Century . S. 185. Peter Lang, 2004, ISBN 978-3-03910-205-1 ( google.de [accessed on October 28, 2019]).
  2. ↑ GEDBAS: Bernhard BECKER. Retrieved October 28, 2019 .
  3. ↑ Lukas Vischer, Rudolf Dellsperger: Ecumenical Church History of Switzerland . P. 243. Saint-Paul, 1998, ISBN 978-3-7228-0417-0 ( google.de [accessed October 24, 2019]).
  4. ↑ Marlon Ronald Fluck: Basel Missionaries in Brazil: Emigration, Awakening and Becoming Church in the 19th Century (restricted) . P. 185 f. Peter Lang, 2004, ISBN 978-3-03910-205-1 ( google.de [accessed October 24, 2019]).
  5. ↑ Marcel PPLI: Protestant entrepreneurs in Switzerland of the 19th century: Christian patriarchy during the Industrial Revolution . P. 42 f. Theological Verlag Zurich, 2012, ISBN 978-3-290-17621-1 ( google.de [accessed on October 28, 2019]).
personal data
SURNAME Becker, Bernhard
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Linth, Bernhard at the; At the Linth, Bernhard; Becker, Bernard; Linth, Ander
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Swiss Protestant clergyman and social politician
DATE OF BIRTH March 21, 1819
PLACE OF BIRTH Ennenda
DATE OF DEATH September 2, 1879
Place of death Linthal