Fritz Wiesmann

Fritz Wiesmann (born December 14, 1907 ; † 1994 ) was a Swiss pharmacist and orchestra leader .

Wiesmann attended primary school in Feuerthalen . He received his doctorate in 1935 at the Technical Federal Institute of Zurich to Dr. sc. nat. with studies on the drying of the deadly nightshade and the common thorn apple . He then worked as a pharmacist and was, among other things, a specialist group delegate of the Swiss Natural Research Society .

In 1934, Wiesmann founded the Schaffhausen Chamber Orchestra , "after having repeatedly brought together colleagues and fellow students to make music as a cantonal schoolboy and student," which over the decades became one of the "most traditional cultural institutions in the Schaffhausen region". Among other things, he composed two sonatas for violin and piano .

Fritz Wiesmann was the father of the songwriter Dieter Wiesmann .

Publications (selection)

Studies on the drying of the leaves and stems of Atropa Belladonna L. and Datura Stramonium L. Dissertation. Diessenhofen 1935. 91 pages. OCLC 246746825
Capillary analysis of the Compressi laxantes Ph. HV In: Pharmaceutica Acta Helvetiae , 1939, No. 7/8. OCLC 72666290

Presentation in: Chemisches Zentralblatt , Volume 111, 1940, p. 1077.

Sonata No. 2 for violin and piano . Score in A major . Basel: Kneusslin, 1981. OCLC 21832760
Sonata No. 1 for violin and piano . Score in A minor . Basel: Kneusslin, 1982. OCLC 24084414

Web links

Literature by and about Fritz Wiesmann in the bibliographic database WorldCat
Press photos for an article that appeared in Schaffhauser Nachrichten on November 22, 1985 , in the estate of the photographer twins Bruno and Eric Bührer , Schaffhausen City Archives .

Remarks

^ Negotiations of the Swiss Natural Research Society , Vol. 132 (1953), Appendix, p. 52 ( digitized version ).
^ Albert Burkhardt : Fritz Wiesmann in memory. In: Schaffhauser Nachrichten , 1994, No. 85.
↑ ^a ^b Chamber Orchestra Schaffhausen KOS , nordagenda.ch, accessed on February 8, 2016.
^ Music, Books on Music, and Sound Recordings , Volume 2, 1987, p. 457.

personal data
SURNAME	Wiesmann, Fritz
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Swiss pharmacist and orchestra leader
DATE OF BIRTH	December 14, 1907
DATE OF DEATH	1994

[1] Negotiations of the Swiss Natural Research Society , Vol. 132 (1953), Appendix, p. 52 ( digitized version ).

[2] Albert Burkhardt : Fritz Wiesmann in memory. In: Schaffhauser Nachrichten , 1994, No. 85.

[na-3] Chamber Orchestra Schaffhausen KOS , nordagenda.ch, accessed on February 8, 2016.

[4] Music, Books on Music, and Sound Recordings , Volume 2, 1987, p. 457.