Bernhard Hirzel

Memorial plaque at the former official residence of Bernhard Hirzel in Pfäffikon (ZH)

Bernhard Hirzel (born August 12, 1807 in Enge , today Zurich ; † June 6, 1847 in Paris ) was a Swiss theologian and orientalist .

Life

Bernhard Hirzel studied theology and philology at the Universities of Zurich and Berlin , became professor of oriental languages ​​at the University of Zurich in 1835 , but took over a pastor's position in Pfäffikon in 1837 .

When the appointment of David Friedrich Strauss to the University of Zurich caused an uprising in the country, Hirzel led a crowd against the capital on September 6, 1839 and forced the government to abdicate (see Züriputsch ). Appointed by the newly elected Grand Council as a member of the Church and Education Council, he resigned this position in 1841 and his pastoral position in 1845 and returned to the University of Zurich as a private lecturer , but soon had to flee because of counterfeiting . He went to Paris, where he put an end to his life by poison in June 1847.

Works

• My share in the events of September 6th, 1839. A word of truth to the Swiss brothers near and far . Zurich 1839 ( digitized ).
• The song of songs or victory of loyalty. The high song translated and explained by Bernhard Hirzel . Zurich 1840 ( digitized ).
• Face of the messenger of death across the globe. A Hebrew poem . Urtext and translation. Zurich 1844.

• Sakuntala or The Recognition Ring. An Indian drama by Kalidasa . Zurich, 1833 ( digitized ).
• Urwasi and the hero. Indian melodrama . Frauenfeld 1838.
• Prabodhatschandrodaja or the rising of the moon of knowledge. Philosophical drama by Krishnamisradd . Zurich 1846 ( digitized ).
• Meghaduta or the messenger of clouds. Lyric poem by Kalidasa Zurich 1846 ( digitized ).

literature

• Peter Aerne: Not just “Blood Pfaff”: Aspects from Bernhard Hirzel's (1807–1847) effectiveness . In: Zürcher Taschenbuch . 113: 229-262 (1993).
• Peter Aerne: Bernhard Hirzel. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland . November 10, 2006 , accessed April 17, 2020 .
• Züriputsch. September 6, 1839 - Victory of the just cause or September disgrace. A publication by the Antiquarian Society Pfäffikon and the Paul Kläui Library in Uster. Pfäffikon / Uster 1989, ISBN 3-85981-155-X .
• Gerold Meyer von Knonau:  Hirzel, Bernhard . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 12, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1880, p. 483 f.
• Erich Wenneker:  Hirzel, Bernhard. In: Biographisch-Bibliographisches Kirchenlexikon (BBKL). Volume 19, Bautz, Nordhausen 2001, ISBN 3-88309-089-1 , Sp. 702-707.

Web links

• Overview of Bernhard Hirzel's courses at the University of Zurich (winter semester 1833 to winter semester 1846).