Gerold Nager

Gerold Nager (born February 19, 1823 in Andermatt ; † October 26, 1898 there , Catholic , entitled to live in Andermatt) was a Swiss politician .

biography

Gerold Nager was born on February 19, 1823 in Andermatt as the son of Talammann Adelbert Nager. Gerold Nager initially served from 1861 to 1866 and from 1874 to 1876 as Talammann of the Ursern Valley . After that, he was at the community level from 1882 to 1888 the council of Andermatt, which he presided in 1888, at. In addition, Nager was represented on the cantonal level between 1856 and 1864 in the government council of the canton of Uri .

Gerold Nager, who lived withdrawn and passionately collected books and pictures, was known for his modest way of life and was popular with the population as a great benefactor for the church and the poor. Nager bequeathed valuable gifts to all the churches in the valley.

Gerold Nager, who remained unmarried, died on October 26, 1898 at the age of 76 in Andermatt.

literature

• Stefan Fryberg: Rodent, Gerold. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland .
• Isidor Meyer, Carl Franz Müller: The Talammänner von Ursern. In: Historisches Neujahrsblatt for the year 1969/70, pp. 115–144.
• Urner Wochenblatt of November 5, 1898.