Catharina Sturzenegger
Catharina Clara Sturzenegger (* December 5, 1854 in Speicher AR ; † October 11, 1929 in Zurich ) was a Swiss journalist and writer and employee of the Red Cross . As a journalist, she initially wrote under the pseudonym C. Albertini ; later she also shortened her first name in order not to be identified as a woman.
Life
Catharina Clara Sturzenegger was born in 1854 as the daughter of a small farmer and home weaver. She attended the teachers' seminar in Bern and taught until 1882.
From 1884 to 1899 she worked as a post keeper, first in Wolfhalden, where she was the only woman to be a member of the shooting club, and later in Grub. She worked as an envoy of the Red Cross during the Russo-Japanese War (1904/1905) and then during the Balkan Wars (1912/1913) and the First World War in Serbia .
She processed her experiences as a nurse in several books. She wrote about war crimes committed against the Serbian civilian population by Austro-Hungarian , Bulgarian and German soldiers and backed them up with numerous photographs.
Fonts
- Serbia at War 1914-1916 . Gornji Milanovac, 1989. (Serbian)
- The resurrection of Serbia. Its most glorious and its darkest days. Freie, Berlin & Bern 1920.
literature
- M. Morel: C. Sturzenegger. 1932.
- H. Amann: Henry Dunant and the Appenzellerin. 1998.
- R. Bräuniger: "Catharina S. (1854–1929) - Pacifist?" In: FrauenLeben Appenzell , 1999, pp. 522-539.
Web links
- Thomas Fuchs: Sturzenegger, Catharina. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Sturzenegger, Catharina |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Sturzenegger, Catharina Clara; Albertini, C .; Sturzenegger, C. |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swiss journalist and writer, employee of the Swiss Red Cross |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 5, 1854 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Memory AR |
| DATE OF DEATH | October 11, 1929 |
| Place of death | Zurich |