Eduard Bähler (politician)
Eduard Bähler (born January 13, 1832 in Neuenegg , † January 24, 1910 in Biel ) was a Swiss doctor and politician (democratic movement).
Bähler worked as a doctor in Laupen from 1856 and in Biel from 1866 . He took part in the Sonderbund War and was a leader of the radicals. As a supporter of the democratic movement, he advocated the extension of popular rights in the 1860s. From 1868 he was a councilor in Biel, from 1869 to 1872 Biel's city president, from 1872 to 1879 Bernese grand councilor , from 1883 to 1884 member of the constitutional council, and from 1887 to 1908 national councilor of the radical democratic parliamentary group. Bähler affirmed the culture war policy of the Bern government and fought at the cantonal level against the separation of church and state . In the National Council (Commission for Health and Accident Insurance), Bähler campaigned for the expansion of democracy in the economic and social field. He was a member of the Helvetia student association and an honorary member of the Grütliverein .
Fonts (selection)
- In memory of the well-deserved Zeeland patriot Dr. Dedicated to Johann Rudolf Schneider (born 1804, died 1880) , Bern: Stämpfli 1902
- The democratic turnaround in Zealand in 1830/31 and the end of the Bernese family rule , Biel: pupil 1906
- The last days of old Bern in the battle against Brunes army in 1798 . 3rd edition of the Day of Neuenegg with a portrait of the adjutant general (Johann) Weber <after Anker>, a picture of the attack of the Bernese on the Landstuhl <von Walthardt> and a map of the battlefield, Biel 1895
- S git numen eis bears: memories of a hundred years of youth . Contributions by Eduard Bähler et al., Ed. by Hans Sommer, 4th, ext. Ed., Bern: A. Francke 1979
- Fifty years ago (1856). Memories from EB , Biel: pupil 1906
literature
- Peter Stettler: Bähler, Eduard. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland .
Web links
- Publications by and about Eduard Bähler (1832-1910) in the Helveticat catalog of the Swiss National Library
- Bähler's preliminary work on the Bernese Reformation history in the catalog of the Bern Burger Library
- Bähler's collection of personal notes, preparatory work on historical topics, etc. in the catalog of the Bern Burger Library
Individual evidence
- ↑ Peter Stettler: Bähler, Eduard. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Bähler, Eduard |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swiss doctor and politician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 13, 1832 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Neuenegg |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 24, 1910 |
| Place of death | Biel |