Carl Moser (politician)
Carl Moser (born May 23, 1867 in Rüderswil , † November 20, 1959 in Bern , entitled to live in zziwil ) was a Swiss politician .
Life
Carl Moser was born on May 23, 1867 as the son of the baker Samuel Moser and Maria, née Schallenberger, in Rüderswil. Moser, who first attended primary school in Konolfingen from 1874 to 1883 and then attended the Rütti agricultural school in the municipality of Zollikofen , studied natural sciences and agronomy in Halle and at the Swiss Federal Polytechnic , which he acquired in 1889 , from 1886 to 1889 of the academic degree Dipl. Ing. Agr. finished.
He then taught at the agricultural school in Sursee from 1889 to 1895 , and from 1895 to 1908 he was director of the Rütti agricultural school. In addition, Moser presided over the farmers 'aid fund during the crisis of the 1930s , was a member of the board of directors of the Bernese power plants , SBB , the Aarberg sugar factory , from 1931 president of the Bern Cantonal Bank and a member of the board of the Swiss Farmers' Association . The Federal Polytechnic awarded him an honorary doctorate in 1905 .
Carl Moser, who was married to Marie, née Gerber, died on November 20, 1959 at the age of 93 in Bern. He was the father-in-law of the singer Felix Loeffel .
Political career
At cantonal level, Carl Moser ran from 1908 to 1931 as a Government , the Directorate of Agriculture and Forestry. From 1914 to 1919 he was a member of the central management of the FDP , and in 1919 he joined the BGB . After the parliamentary elections in 1917, he sat in the National Council for two years , and then represented his canton in the Council of States from 1919 to 1935 .
Carl Moser was considered a specialist in plant cultivation experiments. As a government councilor, he campaigned for agricultural schools, soil improvement and reforestation projects.
literature
- Der Bund , May 23, 1937; May 23, 1957; November 22, 1959
- Swiss farmer , November 23, 1959
- Erich Gruner : The Swiss Federal Assembly 1848–1920. = L'Assemblée fédérale suisse 1848–1920. Volume 1: Biographies. = Biographies (= Helvetia Politica. Series A, Vol. 1). Francke, Bern 1966, p. 203.
- Werner Moser: Sugar. Meaning and history. The development in Switzerland. Self-published, Aarberg 1986, p. 161 f.
Web link
- Peter Stettler: Moser, Carl. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Moser, Carl |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swiss politician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 23, 1867 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Rüderswil |
| DATE OF DEATH | November 20, 1959 |
| Place of death | Bern |