Georg Baumberger

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Georg Baumberger

Georg Baumberger (born March 8, 1855 in Zug ; † May 21, 1931 in Zurich ) was a Swiss journalist and writer as well as a politician in various Catholic - conservative parties, including as a member of the National Council from 1919 to 1931. His journalistic work mainly included travelogues as well as folklore, religious and political topics, especially with a local connection to the Appenzellerland .

Life

Georg Baumberger was born in Zug in 1855 as the son of a pharmacist . His first marriage was to Amalie Bick from Oberuzwil , later his second marriage was Paulina Trottmann from Muri . After an apprenticeship in a spice shop in Sion , he first ran a spice shop in Speicher in the canton of Appenzell Ausserrhoden . From 1881 to 1886 he was editor of the Appenzeller Nachrichten published in Herisau , from 1886 to 1904 editor-in-chief of the newspaper Die Ostschweiz in St. Gallen, and from 1904 to 1919 editor of Neue Zürcher Nachrichten in Zurich .

In September 1895 he wrote an article entitled Henri Dunant, the founder of the Red Cross, about Henry Dunant , the founder of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement , whom he met by chance while walking in Heiden in August. For Dunant, who at that time was living in Heiden, withdrawn and almost forgotten by society, the publication of this article in the German magazine Über Land und Meer marked the return to the general public's consciousness and the late recognition of his services.

Georg Baumberger was politically active in St. Gallen from 1890 to 1891 on the Constitutional Council and from 1901 to 1905 in the Grand Council . In addition, he was a member of the party committee of the Conservative People's Party and in 1905 was involved in the establishment of the Swiss Catholic People's Association. Beginning with his move to Zurich, Baumberger rose to become one of the leading economic and social politicians with a Catholic-conservative character in Switzerland.

In 1906 he founded the Christian Social Party of the Canton of Zurich , which he led until his death. In Zurich he was on the Zurich City Council from 1913 to 1931 and on the Cantonal Council from 1917 to 1920, and from 1919 to 1931 he was a member of the National Council. From 1912 to 1931 he was a member of the executive committee of the Swiss Conservative People's Party, today's Christian Democratic People's Party .

He died in Zurich in 1931 and found his final resting place in the Nordheim cemetery .

Honors and commemorations

Memorial plaque for Georg Baumberger near Brülisau

The Law Faculty of the University of Freiburg awarded Georg Baumberger an honorary doctorate . The Georg-Baumberger-Weg bears his name in Zurich.

Works (selection)

  • Hello God! Folk and landscape images from Switzerland. Benziger, Einsiedeln 1900
  • Blue sea and black mountains: folk and landscape images from Carniola, Istria, Dalmatia, Montenegro. Benziger, Einsiedeln 1902
  • Juhu-Juuhu Appenzellerland and Appenzeller people. Sketches and short stories. Benziger, Einsiedeln 1903
  • The Appenzell Wars of Freedom: a historical folk festival in five acts. Orell Füssli, Zurich 1905
  • Questa la via! Folk and landscape images from Tyrol. Benziger, Einsiedeln around 1906
  • From sunny days: Folk and landscape images from Switzerland. Benziger, Einsiedeln 1907
  • Under the spell of three queens: old and new pictures from Palestine, Egypt and Turkey. Two volumes. Benziger, Einsiedeln 1910
  • In flight to southern shores: Travel impressions from Spain, Morocco and Italy. Benziger, Einsiedeln around 1910
  • Alpsteebluemä: Innerrhoder folk play. Cooperative book printing, Appenzell 1924

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personal data
SURNAME Baumberger, Georg
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Swiss journalist and politician
DATE OF BIRTH March 8, 1855
PLACE OF BIRTH Zug , Switzerland
DATE OF DEATH May 21, 1931
Place of death Zurich , Switzerland