Erwin Kurz (politician)

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Erwin Kurz (born April 29, 1846 in Aarau ; † February 8, 1901 there ; entitled to live in Schwamendingen and Aarau) was a Swiss politician ( FDP ). From 1881 until his death he represented the canton of Aargau in the National Council .

biography

The sixth of ten children of the literary historian Heinrich Kurz graduated from the canton school in Aarau , where his father worked as a teacher. He then studied law at the Universities of Zurich and Leipzig . In Zurich he was a member of the Helvetia student association . In 1868 he was admitted to the bar at the age of 22. After a brief activity as a lawyer, he entered the civil service in 1869 and was secretary in the Justice Department of the Canton of Aargau.

In 1875, Kurz worked as the town clerk of Aarau, but resigned from this office the same year he was elected to the Aarau city council. He belonged to this until 1880, and was also president of the Aarau school administration. In addition to his political offices, he worked full-time as a lawyer. In the military he had the rank of colonel and was deputy chief auditor .

From 1876 until his death, Kurz was a member of the Aargau Grand Council , which he chaired in 1886/87. As a member of the Constitutional Council in 1884/85, he worked on the drafting of a new cantonal constitution, with the expansion of popular rights being one of his main concerns. In the parliamentary elections in 1881 he entered the National Council . In this he exercised great influence as President of the Commission for the Unification of Law, in 1886/87 he was President of the National Council .

In addition to his professional and political activities, Kurz held several other offices. From 1881 to 1887 he was director of the Aargau Teachers' Seminar, from 1885 on the board of directors of the Aargauische Bank (forerunner of the Cantonal Bank ) and from 1895 on the board of directors of Centralbahn . He also chaired the support committee for the construction of the Wynentalbahn .

A nephew of Kurz was the constitutional law teacher Heinrich Triepel . His mother Mathilde was a sister of Kurz. During his school days, Triepel often visited his relatives in Aarau and was given the opportunity to gain insight into his uncle's legal practice. Perhaps, as Triepel later wrote in his memoirs, the impressions he received at the time were decisive for his decision to become a lawyer.

literature

  • Biographical Lexicon of the Canton of Aargau 1803–1957 . In: Historical Society of the Canton of Aargau (Ed.): Argovia . tape 68/69 . Verlag Sauerländer, Aarau 1958, p. 851-852 .

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Individual evidence

  1. ^ Ulrich M. Gassner : Heinrich Triepel. Life and work . Duncker & Humblot, Berlin 1999, ISBN 3-428-09216-3 , pp. 29 f .
personal data
SURNAME In short, Erwin
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Swiss politician
DATE OF BIRTH April 29, 1846
PLACE OF BIRTH Aarau
DATE OF DEATH February 8, 1901
Place of death Aarau