Carl Brüschweiler

Carl Brüschweiler (born December 6, 1878 in Romanshorn , † June 5, 1956 in Bern ) was a Swiss statistician .

biography

The son of the shoemaker Konrad Brüschweiler and Anna Maria (née Stäheli) graduated from the Kreuzlingen teacher training college . He then studied economics at the St. Gallen Commercial College and the University of Zurich . In 1908, Brüschweiler began to work as an adjunct of the statistical office of the city of Zurich and rose to its head in 1924. In 1931, the University of Zurich awarded him for his scientific achievements in the field of municipal statistics with the honorary doctorate from. In the same year he moved to the Federal Statistical Office , which he headed until his retirement in 1946.

From 1933, Brüschweiler was a member of the International Statistical Institute . As an expert, he supported the preparation and implementation of the first census in Turkey in 1935 . In 1936 he was a member of the Statistical Expert Commission of the League of Nations . Under his leadership, the Federal Statistical Office introduced graphic representations in its publications in 1933. He was also responsible for the methodological development of population and economic statistics. He also reorganized and directed the social museum in Zurich .

Web links

• Therese Steffen Gerber: Carl Brüschweiler. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland .