Eduard Haug

Eduard Haug (born June 20, 1856 in Widdern ; † September 1, 1932 in Schaffhausen , Switzerland ) was a German-Swiss teacher and politician .

Life

Born the son of a city ​​pastor , Haug studied theology at the monastery in Tübingen after attending the seminar in Urach . During his studies in 1874 he became a member of the Tübingen royal society Roigel . After his studies he was vicar in Reinsberg and Schnait . He later became a theology teacher at the private teacher seminar in Reutlingen . From 1882 he taught German, philosophy and Hebrew at the grammar school in Schaffhausen, where he was vice rector from 1919 and rector from 1924 to 1930. From 1899 he was involved in the municipal theater commission.

In 1901 he received honorary citizenship of the city and canton of Schaffhausen for his staging of the Zentenarfestspiel by Arnold Ott . In 1901 he became a member of the Grütliverein . He became president of the Workers' Union and a member of the Swiss Social Democratic Party . In 1908 he became a member and later President of the Grand Council . In the 1920s he was primarily responsible for introducing a new school law. In 1926 he received an honorary doctorate (Dr. phil. Hc) from the University of Zurich . He published several writings, including on Schaffhausen. In 1930 he retired.

Publications

• From the Lavater'schen Kreise , 2 vols., 1894–97.
• Arnold Ott , 1924.

literature

• Hannes Alder: Haug, Eduard. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland .
• Helge Dvorak: Biographical Lexicon of the German Burschenschaft. Volume I: Politicians. Sub-Volume 2: F-H. Winter, Heidelberg 1999, ISBN 3-8253-0809-X , pp. 257-258.