Fellenberg (patrician family)

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Bern Minster , church place sign Beat Fellenberg

The family of Fellberg is originally from Suhr in Aargau originating Bernese patrician family that since 1553 the Burger rights owned by the city of Bern and today the guild society to forging belongs.

people

Branch forging

Christoph Fellenberg (1614–1689), Venner
Johann Jakob Fellenberg (1700–1776), client
Ludwig Rudolf von Fellenberg (1809–1878), chemist
Edmund von Fellenberg (1838–1902), Swiss Alpine pioneer and geologist
Gottfried von Fellenberg (1857–1924), Swiss composer

Middle Lion Branch †

Daniel von Fellenberg (1736–1801), Swiss politician and lawyer
Philipp Emanuel von Fellenberg (1771–1844), Swiss educator and agronomist
Wilhelm Tell von Fellenberg (1798–1880), Swiss farmer and entrepreneur

literature

Denise Wittwer Hesse: The family von Fellenberg and the schools from Hofwyl. Educational ideals, "domestic happiness" and entrepreneurship of a Bernese patrician family in the first half of the 19th century. Historical Association of the Canton of Bern, Bern 2002, ISBN 3-85731-022-7 .

Web links

Commons : Fellenberg family - collection of images, videos and audio files

Barbara Braun-Bucher: Fellenberg (from). In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland .
Fellenberg coat of arms on www.chgh.ch