Fridolin Schuler
Fridolin Schuler (born April 18, 1832 in Bilten ; † May 8, 1903 in Aarburg ) was a Swiss doctor and factory inspector .
Live and act
Schuler was a nephew of the Protestant pastor and local researcher Johann Melchior Schuler .
He had worked as a general practitioner in Mollis in the canton of Glarus . In 1864 he became a cantonal factory inspector in Glarus after the canton had introduced a working time limit of twelve hours a day in a referendum. The job of the factory inspector was to monitor compliance with the law in the factories. As a result, he played a key role in drafting the Swiss Factory Act . This law was created in response to an investigation into the working and living conditions of factory workers, which had shown catastrophic conditions. The law introduced a normal working day of eleven hours, banned child labor and regulated the liability of employers in the event of accidents and occupational diseases.
Together with Edmund Nüsperli and Wilhelm Klein , Schuler was elected by the Federal Council in 1878 as one of the first three federal factory inspectors. As such, he was responsible for Eastern Switzerland from 1877 to 1902 .
As a doctor, Schuler was concerned about the health of the population. In a lecture from 1882 he pointed out the poor nutrition of the working class, which he regarded as the main cause of the numerous diseases. Too little income and a lack of time and education prevented a healthy diet. Often, schnapps was the only source of calories. Schuler developed the idea of a healthy, cheap and quick to prepare food. In Julius Maggi he found an innovative entrepreneur who was ready to pursue this idea. As early as 1886, the Maggi company developed a pea and bean-based flour that could be processed into soups .
Fonts
- On the feeding of the factory population and its deficiencies. First presentation for the annual meeting of the Swiss Charitable Society on September 19, 1882 in Glarus. Herzog, Zurich 1882.
- The legumes as food for the people. Expert opinion issued on behalf of Switzerland. non-profit society. Zürcher & Furrer, Zurich 1885.
- Memories of a seventy year old. With Schuler's portrait and the list of his publications. Huber, Frauenfeld 1903.
- Selected writings by factory inspector Fridolin Schuler. Edited by Heinrich Wegmann. Braunsche Hofbuchdruckerei, Karlsruhe 1905.
literature
- Wolfgang Ayaß : Schuler, Fridolin. In: New German Biography (NDB). Volume 23, Duncker & Humblot, Berlin 2007, ISBN 978-3-428-11204-3 , pp. 681 f. ( Digitized version ).
- Hansjörg Siegenthaler : Fridolin Schuler and the beginnings of the modern welfare state. In: Hansjörg Siegenthaler (Hrsg.): Science and welfare: Modern science and its carriers in the formation of the Swiss welfare state during the second half of the 19th century . Zurich 1997, ISBN 3-905312-50-6 , pp. 9–33.
Web links
- Veronika Feller-Vest: Schuler, Fridolin. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland .
- Fridolin Schuler in the History of Social Security in Switzerland
- Wolfgang Ayaß : Schuler Fridolin . In: German biography
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Schuler, Fridolin |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swiss doctor and factory inspector |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 18, 1832 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Bilten |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 8, 1903 |
| Place of death | Aarburg |