Franz Eduard Buchegger
Franz Eduard Buchegger (born December 14, 1814 in Wittenbach ; † January 2, 1868 in St. Gallen ) was a librarian in the St. Gallen Abbey Library from 1861 to 1868 .
Live and act
Franz Eduard Buchegger was born as the son of the Wittenbach community leader Johann Baptist. He attended high school in St. Gallen, then the Lyceum in Lucerne and then studied theology in Freiburg im Breisgau . Finally he attended the seminary in St. Gallen, where he was ordained a priest in 1840. From 1841 to 1845 he was a professor and from 1845 to 1848 a supervisor at the Catholic canton school in St. Gallen. From 1848 to 1856 he was director of the Catholic teachers 'college, from 1856 to 1861 head of the teachers' college in Seewen-Schwyz , before becoming a collegiate librarian in St. Gallen from 1861 to 1868.
The respected pedagogue and scholar Buchegger influenced St. Gallen politics in the 1850s in a Catholic-conservative sense by means of popular writings.
Web links
- Cornel Dora: Buchegger, Franz Eduard. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland .
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Josef Anton Henne |
Librarian from St. Gallen 1861–1868 |
Johann Baptist Näf |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Buchegger, Franz Eduard |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Librarian of the St. Gallen Monastery |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 14, 1814 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Wittenbach SG |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 2, 1868 |
| Place of death | St. Gallen |