Gottlieb Rohner
Gottlieb Rohner (born June 19, 1814 in Herisau , † December 19, 1891 in Trogen ) was a Swiss agricultural pioneer .
Rohner was a teacher until 1847 and then a farmer and innkeeper in Herisau until 1879 . In 1863 he added a cheese dairy and a pig farm to his business , followed by a seed school for fruit trees . In 1864 Rohner and Emanuel Meyer were one of the initiators of a cantonal cattle show and one of the founders of the Herisau agricultural and alpine farming association , of which he was president from 1869 to 1878. He was 1848-1853 Municipality captain of Herisau, 1853-1857 country Ensign , 1857-1859 Ausserrhoden governor and from 1859 to 1876 Chief Justice and 1864-1876 Vice President of the High Court. As a member of the cantonal road commission and from 1853 to 1877 as a road inspector, Rohner made a contribution to the expansion of the roads.
He is considered a pioneer of modern agricultural production methods.
literature
- Appenzell Coat of Arms and Gender Book (AWG). Bern / Aarau 1926, p. 259.
- Inventory of recent Swiss architecture (INSA). Orell Füssli, Zurich 1990, Vol. 5, p. 127, p. 140, p. 213 ( doi : 10.5169 / seals-6588 ).
- Thomas Fuchs et al .: Herisau. History of the Herisau community. Appenzeller Verlag, Herisau 1999, ISBN 3-85882-233-7 , p. 112, p. 235-239.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Thomas Fuchs: Rohner, Gottlieb. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Rohner, Gottlieb |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swiss agricultural pioneer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 19, 1814 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Herisau |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 19, 1891 |
| Place of death | Trogen AR |