Hans Schatzmann (lawyer)

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Hans Schatzmann

Hans Schatzmann (born January 24, 1849 in Windisch ; † July 11, 1923 in Bern ; resident in Windisch) was a Swiss judge and lawyer . From 1910 to 1918 he was Federal Chancellor .

biography

St. Moritz Bank shares on July 1, 1910; issued to Federal Chancellor Hans Schatzmann

Schatzmann graduated from the district school in Brugg and the canton school in Aarau . He then studied law at the universities of Zurich , Heidelberg , Munich and Berlin . After he was admitted to the bar in 1871, he ran a law firm, first in Brugg and later in Lenzburg . In 1874 the cantonal government appointed him clerk in Aarau, where he took over the presidium of the district court a year later.

In 1879 Schatzmann joined the Federal Chancellery as head of the office and secretary . The Federal Council elected him Vice Chancellor in 1881. He had to represent Federal Chancellor Gottlieb Ringier several times during long periods of absence from illness and health resorts. After almost three decades in office, Schatzmann finally succeeded Ringier in 1909. In 1914 he completed a comprehensive reorganization of the federal administration; In addition, he campaigned for the Federal Gazette to be published in Italian. He resigned in late 1918 and died of a stroke five years later.

literature

  • Biographical Lexicon of the Canton of Aargau 1803–1957 . In: Historical Society of the Canton of Aargau (Ed.): Argovia . tape 68/69 . Verlag Sauerländer, Aarau 1958, p. 658 .

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personal data
SURNAME Schatzmann, Hans
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Swiss judges, civil servants and Federal Chancellor
DATE OF BIRTH January 24, 1849
PLACE OF BIRTH Windisch
DATE OF DEATH July 11, 1923
Place of death Bern