Birchler

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Birchli, Einsiedeln on the right with Mythen in the background

The Birchler are an old hermit forest people sex that still in Einsiedeln he originates. Origin and name go back to the field name Birchli bei Einsiedeln.

Family coat of arms

Birchler coat of arms (approx. 15th century)

The oldest coat of arms is a green wax seal with a bare shield of Bailiff Hans Birchler from 1497. The coat of arms on the Einsiedler court disk from 1592 is also shown. The coat of arms shows an uprooted birch on a golden tartsche . A medieval pot helmet with a green and gold helmet cover rests on the upper edge of the shield . Attention should be paid to the small necklaces placed around the helmet .

The coat of arms in use today is based on the seal of a letter of recommendation from Josef Remigius Birchler dated September 21, 1818. It shows an uprooted green birch with a yellow trunk in blue .

Birchler coat of arms (approx. 19th century)

history

The Birchler belong to the medieval hermit families and are first mentioned in the land register of the Einsiedeln monastery from 1331. The in Urbar designated Bertschi zem Birchlin and Uli under Birchlin have the place-name creation out of the race, which was located in the overgrown back then Birken area of today Birchli.

In 934 Eberhard, Provost of Strasbourg, set out from Strasbourg with man and material to build the Einsiedeln Monastery on the site of Meinrad's Klause in the Dark Forest. It is believed that the origins of the first Birchler can be traced back to these Alsatian settlers. Unfortunately, however, the monastery archives fell victim to fires in 1029 and 1226, with all references to Birchler being lost before 1331.

The Birchlers were politically active in the 19th and 20th centuries at the district and cantonal level. a. as collegiate or district officials as well as in the cantonal and government council of the canton Schwyz .

Adelrich (born February 25, 1808 Einsiedeln , † March 6, 1849 Einsiedeln), was a doctor, from 1835 district councilor, 1836–38, 1840–42 and 1847–49 district administrator , 1840–49 Schwyz grand or cantonal councilor . He died during the smallpox epidemic in 1849 while advocating for the sick. A memorial was erected for him in the Einsiedeln cemetery.

Karl (* November 18, 1835 Einsiedeln, † September 4, 1909 Lucerne ), son of Adelrich, attended the collegiate school Einsiedeln, was a medical student in Tübingen, Würzburg, Vienna and Prague. From 1859 he worked as a doctor in Einsiedeln and innkeeper for the sun. For a long time he was also the editor of the "Einsiedler Anzeiger" . His political career included a seat on the district council, 1864, 1868, 1872 and 1878 as district administrator , 1864–74 and 1876–98 Schwyz Cantonal Council (President 1870/71), 1880–98 liberal government councilor (Deputy Justice), 1884–86 Landammann . He was a co-initiator of the Wädenswil-Einsiedeln railway , of which he was a member of the board of directors for many years.

In 1861 Meinrad founded a factory in Reichenburg SZ for the production of upholstery wadding using water power on two carding machines. The success made it possible to expand to include mattress wool as well as glued and unsized cotton wadding. Karl (* 1900, † 1987) and his sons Herbert and Manfred made the mattress manufacturer BICO Birchler & Co. AG into a leading company throughout Switzerland from 1961. In 1988 his sons Herbert and Manfred sold BICO Birchler & Co AG to Merkur AG.

Various Birchler were and are visual artists:

Linus (born April 24, 1893 Einsiedeln, † January 2, 1967 Männedorf) did pioneering work in the field of art monuments inventory. After high school in Einsiedeln, he first studied law in Zurich and then began studying art history, in which he received his doctorate in 1924. He specialized in the areas of the early Middle Ages and the Baroque in Switzerland. He was the initiator of the re-performance of the spiritual games ( “World Theater” from 1924) in Einsiedeln . 1927-35 he was the editor of the "Art Monuments" volumes of the canton of Schwyz and Zug and as such a pioneer in the inventory of art monuments. 1934–61 he worked as a professor for building history and general art history at the ETH Zurich . 1942-63 he was President of the Federal Commission for the Preservation of Monuments . In 1962 he received the Central Switzerland Culture Prize . He also worked as a scientific director and consultant in the restoration of many art monuments (including St. Johannes Baptista Monastery in Müstair , St. Justus Church in Flums, St. Johannes Baptista parish church in Bernhardzell).

Alexander (* 1962 Baden AG) now lives in Austin, TX. He attended, among other things, the School of Design in Basel (1983-87), the University of Art and Design in Helsinki (1985), the Nova Scotia College of Art and Design in Halifax (1990-92) where he obtained a 'Master of Fine Arts', from 1990 to 1992 he held a teaching position at the University of Zurich and since 2004 he has been working at the Core Faculty, Milton Avery Graduate School of the Arts, Bard College, New York. He has worked with Teresa Hubbard since 1990 . Her works have been shown at numerous biennials, including the Venice Biennale (1999), the Busan Biennale (2008) or Liverpool Biennale (2008) and in exhibition venues such as the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden in Washington DC, the Museum of Contemporary Art, Kunstmuseum Basel, the Hamburger Bahnhof, Museum für Gegenwart, Berlin, the Pinakothek der Moderne in Munich, the Whitney Museum in New York, the Mori Museum in Tokyo or the Reina Sofia in Madrid.

Known family members

  • Hans Birchler, Vogt of Einsiedeln († 16th century)
  • Remigius Birchler, sculptor († 18th century)
  • Meinrad Birchler, founder of Birchler & Co, Reichenburg in 1861 († 1919)
  • Ernest Guillaume Constant Birchler, French general († 1934)
  • Linus Birchler, architect († 1967)
  • Urs Birchler, Director of the Inselspital Bern; former Government Councilor of the Canton of Zug
  • Urs W. Birchler, professor at the banking institute of the University of Zurich.
  • Martin Birchler, counselor for the canton of Appenzell Ausserrhoden
  • Christof Birchler , ski jumper
  • Tobias Birchler (* 1997), Swiss ski jumper

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Archives
  • StASZ, personnel files B.
literature
  • A. Dettling: Schwyzer. History calendar, 1899–1934 (Reg. In StASZ) and SKL 1, 135 f. et
  • M. Styger: Wappenbuch des Kt. Schwyz. Edited by P. Styger, 1936, pp. 192, 229 f.
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