Eduard von Wattenwyl
Eduard von Wattenwyl (born February 6, 1820 in Bern ; † December 14, 1874 there ) was a Swiss lawyer, landowner, politician and historian.
Life
Wattenwyl attended grammar school in Bern and studied law in Bern , Bonn , Heidelberg and Berlin . In Bonn he had been a member of the Corps Rhenania since 1839 . In 1843 he became a lawyer (without a law firm). From 1843 to 1850 he was a landowner in Uttigen . After the death of his father, he took over the former Freiherrschaft Schloss Oberdiessbach near Thun . In 1846 he became first lieutenant in the Federal General Staff, and in 1847 adjutant to the general in the Sonderbund War . In 1856 he became a major.
In Diessbach Wattenwyl was a member of the local council and the church council. From 1850 to 1858 and from 1866 to 1874 he was a member of the council of the Canton of Bern as a representative of the Diessbach municipal council . In 1869 Eduard von Wattenwyl became President of the Historical Society of the Canton of Bern . He published several works on the history of the canton.
Awards
- Dr. phil. hc of the University of Bern (1869)
Works
- History of the city and landscape of Bern (2 volumes, 1867/72)
literature
- Register of the Bonn Rhenanen 1820-1970 . Bonn undated, p. 67.
- Emil Blösch: Wattenwyl, Eduard von . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 41, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1896, p. 246 f.
Web links
- Christoph Zürcher: Eduard von Wattenwyl. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Wattenwyl, Eduard von |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swiss lawyer, landowner, politician and historian |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 6, 1820 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Bern |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 14, 1874 |
| Place of death | Bern |