David Fries
David Fries (born September 8, 1818 in Zurich , † August 5, 1875 in Küsnacht ) was a Swiss Protestant clergyman and politician .
Life
David Fries was the son of goldsmith David Konrad Fries and his wife Dorothea (née Zimmermann).
He began studying theology and philosophy at the University of Zurich in 1838 and continued at the University of Berlin from 1841 to 1843 . In 1844 he passed his exam in Zurich.
In 1843 he received his vicariate in Otelfingen and became a gymnastics teacher at the canton school in Zurich, which was followed by his appointment as a teacher of philosophy in 1846, as well as at the industrial school .
In 1848 he became a deacon at St. Peter's Church in Zurich.
In the following years he was from 1848 to 1851 private lecturer for biblical studies at the University of Zurich, from 1848 to 1856 educational councilor and from 1858 to 1874 cantonal councilor , in 1861 he rejected his election to the government council; In 1851 he was elected President of the School Synod.
On August 16, 1856 he prevailed against the radical democratic candidate of the teaching staff and was elected by the education council as director of the Küsnacht seminar . In 1857 he took office that, as a liberal theologian, politically isolated between conservative church circles and democratic teachers, under constant conflict, led until his death.
From 1845 to 1850 he was, together with Alois Emanuel Biedermann , with whom he had studied in Berlin and with whom he also did gymnastics in the Kräuel , a gymnasium of the Zofingerverein on the Sihl , publisher of the liberal-theological , young Hegelian magazine Die Kirche der Gegenwart .
David Fries was married to Elisabetha (née Steiner) since 1857; they had five children together.
He cultivated a friendship and an intensive correspondence with Alfred Escher .
Memberships
- David Fries was a member of the Swiss Zofingerverein (Zurich section) from 1836 to 1841.
- He was a member of the Academic Wednesday Society and, since 1867, of the cantonal Swiss non-profit society , of which he later became president.
Fonts (selection)
- A Christian community among the Hellenes . Zurich Höhr 1853.
- The language lessons at the Zurich elementary school according to the old and the new curriculum . Zurich: Meyer and Zeller, 1863.
- Commissional report to the non-profit association of the district of Meilen on the craft and trade schools . Stäfa: Gull, 1864.
- Illumination of the reports of the four seminar teachers about the conditions at the Küsnacht seminar . Winterthur: Bleuler House Army, 1865.
literature
- David Fries . In: Pedagogical Observer 1874, Issues 34 and 36.
Web links
- Niklaus Peter: David Fries. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland .
Individual evidence
- ^ Government budget of the Swiss Confederation in Zurich . Orell, 1855 ( google.de [accessed December 14, 2019]).
- ^ Fries, David (1818-1875) [HistVV]. Retrieved December 14, 2019 .
- ^ David Fries - Alfred Escher-Briefedition. Retrieved December 14, 2019 .
- ^ Thomas K. Kuhn: The young Alois Emanuel Biedermann: Life path and theological development up to "Free Theology" 1819-1844 . Mohr Siebeck, 1997, ISBN 978-3-16-146714-1 ( google.de [accessed December 14, 2019]).
- ^ Emidio Campi, Ralph Kunz, Christian Moser: Alexander Schweizer (1808-1888) and his time . Theological Verlag Zürich, 2008, ISBN 978-3-290-17493-4 ( google.de [accessed December 14, 2019]).
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Fries, David |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swiss reformed clergyman and politician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 8, 1818 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Zurich |
| DATE OF DEATH | August 5, 1875 |
| Place of death | Küsnacht |