Ernst Akert

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Ernst Akert (born April 20, 1871 ; † after 1942) was a Swiss free thinker .

Life

"Akert is one of the founders of the Swiss Freethinkers ' Association, which perished during the First World War ". Among other things, he wrote for the organ of the Freethinkers' Association and published writings on the Walsers . In 1942 he published a monograph entitled Gottfried Keller's Weltanschauung , in which he discussed the position of the Swiss writer on God, immortality, religion and the church; this is Akert's most common script.

In 1942, after living in Bern for many years, Akert moved to Lugano .

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Walter Schiess : Congratulations. In: Der Freidenker , Volume 34 (1951), No. 5, pp. 37-38.
  2. ↑ Literature by and about Ernst Akert in the bibliographic database WorldCat
  3. ↑ See e.g. B. Walter Schiess : Open letter: dear Ernst Akert. In: Freidenker , Volume 25 (1942), Issue 5, pp. 37-38, with picture. doi : 10.5169 / seals-409244
personal data
SURNAME Akert, Ernst
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Swiss free thinkers
DATE OF BIRTH April 20, 1871
DATE OF DEATH after 1942