Emil Zschokke
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Jakob Friedrich Emil Zschokke (born June 5, 1808 in Aarau ; † March 10, 1889 there ) was a Swiss pastor and writer .
Emil Zschokke was born as the second of twelve sons and a daughter of the German writer Heinrich Zschokke, who was naturalized in Switzerland .
After attending the Alte Kantonsschule Aarau (grammar school) and an apprenticeship as a tin caster, he studied theology in Berlin from 1827 . He then became vicar in Zofingen in Aargau in 1830 . After moving to Lausen in 1832 during the time of the separation of the cantons from Basel , Zschokke took part in the battle of the Hülftenschanz unarmed . On January 6, 1833, Emil Zschokke was elected pastor in Lausen. He held this office until 1838 and then moved to Liestal , where he was pastor from 1838–1845. During this time he worked in politics and education in the canton of Basel-Landschaft . In 1845 he became pastor in Kulm in the canton of Aargau , from 1849 in Aarau. In 1851 Zschokke called for the establishment of the later insane asylum in Königsfelden .
His greatest literary work was "The Holy Grail" ( Verlag Sauerländer , 1872), which presented the Parzival and Grail questions in free punch form .
literature
- Ernst Zschokke: Zschokke, Emil . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 45, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1900, pp. 446-449.
Web links
- Dominik Wunderlin: Zschokke, Emil. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland .
- Literature by and about Emil Zschokke in the catalog of the German National Library
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Zschokke, Emil |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Zschokke, Jakob Friedrich Emil (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swiss pastor and writer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 5, 1808 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Aarau |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 10, 1889 |
| Place of death | Aarau |