Fritz Heeb
Fritz Heeb (born December 8, 1911 in Bern , † February 26, 1994 in Zurich ) was a Swiss lawyer and politician .
At the age of seventeen he joined the Social Democratic Party of Switzerland (SP). After studying law , he received his doctorate from the University of Zurich in 1939 . He then worked in court and as a district attorney . From 1944 to 1956 he belonged to the Labor Party (PdA) and represented it in the Zurich municipal council ( legislature ). From 1967 to 1975 he was a member of the SP on the Zurich Cantonal Council , and in 1973 he was elected judge of cassation of the Canton of Zurich.
In the 1970s, Fritz Heeb represented the interests of the Russian writer Alexander Solzhenitsyn as a lawyer .
Fritz Heeb was the son of the typesetter and politician Friedrich Heeb . The Fritz-Heeb-Weg in Zurich- Oerlikon is named after him.
literature
- André Rauber: Formed Resistance: History of the Communist Movement in Switzerland 1944–1991. Edition 8, Zurich 2003, p. 752.
Web links
- Biography on the website of the Archives for Contemporary History, ETH Zurich
- Holdings: Heeb, Fritz (1911–1994) in the finding aids of the Swiss Social Archives
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Heeb, Fritz |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swiss lawyer and politician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 8, 1911 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Bern |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 26, 1994 |
| Place of death | Zurich |