Elias Haffter (medic, 1803)
Elias Haffter (born October 24, 1803 in Weinfelden ; † September 12, 1861 there ) was a Swiss doctor and professional politician.
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life and work
He was the son of Elias Haffter, farmer and vine grower. In 1829 he married Susanna Munz from Sulgen , with whom he had 14 children, including the doctor and travel writer Elias Haffter . As was customary at the time, he ran a small farm alongside his job.
Haffter attended schools in Weinfelden until 1817 and also received private lessons in Latin and Greek from Pastor Johannes Knus von Winterthur.
Haffner studied medicine in Zurich and Würzburg, where he received his doctorate in 1826. In 1827 he passed the state examination before the Thurgau Medical Council, whereupon he worked as a doctor in Weinfelden until 1861. 1833-1837 he was adjunct of the district doctor, then until 1861 district doctor of Weinfelden. He founded the medical association Werthbühlia, of which he was the first president. From 1831–1849 he was a member of the Thurgau Education Council, 1833–1837 primary school president, 1834–1861 member and president of the secondary school board of Weinfelden and school inspector.
The diaries kept by Haffter from 1844 to 1853 give an insight into everyday life in Thurgau around the middle of the 19th century. His diaries are kept in the Thurgau State Archives.
Haffter the "singer father"
Haffter was committed to elementary school and singing and, like Thomas Bornhauser and Hans Georg Nägeli , he wanted to win the population over to choir singing and to involve them in singing in the largest possible associations. Together with Wilhelm Friedrich, Jakob Bion and Johann Balthasar Hanhart, they were also among the founders of the Thurgau Cantonal Choir. Haffter was from 1841 to 1861 as President and also a conductor and had his written song verses for the vines singing festivals by Johann Wilhelm Immler and at this time in Zurich living Franz Abt add sound.
literature
- Carl Haffter : The Haffter family of doctors. In: Thurgauer Jahrbuch , Vol. 55, 1980, pp. 35–45. ( e-periodica.ch )
- Markus Oettli: Elias Haffter-Munz (1803–1861) . In: Thurgauer Contributions to History , Vol. 132, 1995, pp. 123-132
- André Salathé: Elias Haffter. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland . November 20, 2007 .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Cecile Ernst: Medicine around 1850 as reflected in the diaries of the Thurgau district doctor Elias Haffter In: NZZ, May 20, 1989
- ↑ Diaries of Elias Haffer In: Thurgau State Archives, online research
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Haffter, Elias |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swiss doctor and professional politician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 24, 1803 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Weinfelden |
| DATE OF DEATH | September 12, 1861 |
| Place of death | Weinfelden |