Franz Joseph Stalder

Franz Joseph Stalder , also Franz Josef Stalder (born September 14, 1757 in Lucerne , † July 25, 1833 in Beromünster ), was a Swiss Catholic clergyman , educator and dialectologist .

Life

Stalder came from an old family in Lucerne; his father was Jakob Anton Stalder, his mother Maria Theresia, née Dula. He attended schools in his hometown and was ordained a priest in 1780 . He then served as parish vicar in several parishes . From 1785 to 1792 he was pastor in Romoos , then until 1822 in Escholzmatt . In addition to his work as a pastor, he devoted himself to the reform of the elementary school as a school inspector for Entlebuch . In addition, he temporarily presided over the Helvetic Society .

As a writer and scientist, he was already known beyond national borders during his lifetime. In 1797 and 1798 his folkloric reflections on the Entlebuch appeared. As a linguist, he published the attempt at a Swiss Idiotikon in two volumes in 1806 and 1812 . At the suggestion of the French Minister of the Interior, he also wrote a dialectology - meaning a dialect grammar - of the Swiss German dialects, in which he also used the parable of the prodigal son in 73 German (Alemannic), French, Franco-Provencal, Italian (Lombard) and Romance dialects of Switzerland published. For both of his works he was able to rely on a large domestic network of informants, and he was also in correspondence with numerous German linguists, including the Brothers Grimm , the Schlegel brothers , Ludwig Uhland and Johann Peter Hebel .

Due to old age problems, he retired to Beromünster as a canon in 1822 , where he worked continuously on an improved version of his idiot until 1832. In 1832 he bequeathed the manuscript to the Lucerne Citizens' Library, now the Lucerne Central and University Library . It wasn't printed until 1994.

Memorial fountain in Escholzmatt

With his pioneering work, Stalder is considered the founder of Swiss dialect research . Today's authoritative work on Swiss German vocabulary, the Swiss Idiotikon , was originally intended as a revision of Stalder's Idiotikon , but quickly grew far beyond it.

Stalder's biography shows “sensitive gaps” because his entire estate including his correspondence was destroyed by the heirs.

Works

Fragments on Entlebuch, along with some additional documents generally Swiss in content. Zurich 1797/1798, digitized .
An attempt at a Swiss idioticon mixed in with etymological remarks. 2 vols. Basel and Aarau 1806/1812, digitized from vol. 1 , digitized from vol. 2 .
Swiss idioticon, mixed with etymological remarks. Including an appendix of the baptismal names (= Sprachlandschaft series. Vol. 14). Edited by Niklaus Bigler. Aarau 1994, ISBN 3-7941-3651-9 (expanded version of the preceding completed in 1832).
The national languages of Switzerland, with critical language comments. In addition to the parable of the prodigal son in all Swiss vernaculars. Aarau 1819, digitized .

literature

Niklaus Bigler: Stalder, Franz Joseph. In: Christoph König (Ed.), With the assistance of Birgit Wägenbaur u. a .: Internationales Germanistenlexikon 1800–1950 . Volume 3: R-Z. de Gruyter, Berlin / New York 2003, ISBN 3-11-015485-4 , p. 1782.
Niklaus Bigler: Franz Josef Stalder. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland . February 27, 2012 .
Ina Brueckel: Franz Joseph Stalder, theologian, pedagogue, linguist (1757–1833). Brochure accompanying the exhibition of the same name in the Lucerne Central Library. Lucerne 1994.
Franz Joseph Stalder: Dean Stalder. Pastor in Escholzmatt, 1792–1822. Commemorative publication from the Escholzmatt section of the historical association of V Orte. Schüpfheim 1922.
Eduard Studer : Leonz Füglistaller 1768-1840. Life and German studies. Phil. Diss. Univ. Basel. Paulusdruckerei, Freiburg in Switzerland 1952. In it: Füglistaller as an employee of Stalders, pp. 207–219.
Eduard Studer: Franz Josef Stalder. On the early history of folklore and comparative dialect interests. Basel 1954.
Ludwig Tobler : Stalder, Franz Joseph . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 35, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1893, p. 416.
Hans Trümpy : Swiss language and literature in the 17th and 18th centuries (based on printed sources). Krebs, Basel 1955 (on Stalders Dialektologie pp. 73–76, on his Idiotikon pp. 149–156).
Hans Wicki: State, Church, Religiosity. The canton of Lucerne between baroque tradition and the Enlightenment. Lucerne 1990, p. 502f.

Individual evidence

^ Eduard Studer: Leonz Füglistaller 1768–1840. Life and German studies. Phil. Diss. Univ. Basel. Paulusdruckerei, Freiburg in Switzerland 1952, here p. 207.

personal data
SURNAME	Stalder, Franz Joseph
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Stalder, Franz Josef
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Swiss Catholic clergyman, educator and dialectologist
DATE OF BIRTH	September 14, 1757
PLACE OF BIRTH	Lucerne
DATE OF DEATH	July 25, 1833
Place of death	Beromünster

[1] Eduard Studer: Leonz Füglistaller 1768–1840. Life and German studies. Phil. Diss. Univ. Basel. Paulusdruckerei, Freiburg in Switzerland 1952, here p. 207.