Bernhard Friedrich Fischer

Bernhard Friedrich Fischer (born May 26, 1807 in Brugg ; † May 9, 1862 there , reformed , resident in Meisterschwanden until 1849 , in Brugg since 1822) was a Swiss politician .

biography

Bernhard Friedrich Fischer was born on May 26, 1807 in Brugg, the son of the merchant Bernhard. Fischer, a member of Zofingia , completed studies in Zurich . As a result, he headed the commercial department of the textile and trading company Meyer in Brugg.

In addition, Fischer, the third richest inhabitant of Bruges according to the tax book, had been a member of the board of directors of the Schweizerische Kreditanstalt since 1856 . He also served in the Swiss Army in the position of lieutenant colonel in the artillery . In 1850 he was appointed cantonal artillery chief.

He had been married to Berta, a sister of Hans Herzog , since 1841 . Bernhard Friedrich Fischer died on May 9, 1862, just before the age of 55 in Brugg.

politics

As a representative of the moderate left , Fischer was a member of the city ​​council of Brugg from 1843 to 1860 , of which from 1857 as a deputy. At the cantonal level, he served in the Aargau Grand Council between 1851 and 1852 . In addition, Fischer was represented in the Council of States from 1849 and 1851 . In addition, in 1850, Fischer was a member of the Aargau Coin Commission as a delegate from his canton for a coin concordat.

literature

• Brugg City Archives : Council Book
• Aarauer Nachrichten of May 10, 1862
• Erich Gruner : The Swiss Federal Assembly 1848–1920. Vol. 1, p. 648
• Max Banholzer: "An Aargau family traveled through the Bündnerland in 1858", In: Bündner Calendar 161, 2002, 69 f.

Web links

• Max Banholzer: Fischer, Bernhard Friedrich. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland .