Hermann Freuler

Hermann Freuler (born April 26, 1841 in Schaffhausen ; † June 11, 1903 there ) was a Swiss politician .

biography

In 1858 Freuler founded the Scaphusia Schaffhausen secondary school at the grammar school in Schaffhausen . He studied in Heidelberg, Munich and Zurich Law and graduated with a longer stay in Paris from. During his studies in Zurich, he joined the Corps Helvetia .

After an apprenticeship with a well-known lawyer in St. Gallen , Freuler established himself as a lawyer in Schaffhausen in 1863. From 1866 to 1868 he was editor of the "Schaffhauser-Zeitung", which he co-founded. At the same time (1866–1868) he was a member of the Small City Council (executive) of Schaffhausen. In 1868 he was elected to the Cantonal Council for the first time , but was then from 1869 to 1875 public prosecutor for the Canton of Schaffhausen and developed into an expert in the field of criminology. From 1873 to 1903 he was again a member of the Cantonal Council, which he chaired several times.

Freuler became known throughout Switzerland as an advocate for the reintroduction of the death penalty , which had been abolished in the Federal Constitution of 1874. From December 1875 to December 1881 and again from June 1895 to December 1896 he was a Councilor of States . In 1879, Article 65 of the Federal Constitution was revised and the cantons were able to reintroduce the death penalty. From 1887 to 1902 Hermann Freuler was editor-in-chief of the Schaffhauser Intellektivenblatt (today Schaffhauser Nachrichten ) and successfully fought against industrial use of the Rhine Falls and for sovereign rights over the Rhine in favor of the Canton of Schaffhausen.

Freuler was known as an astute lawyer, quick-witted journalist and politician with idealistic convictions. He often opposed the prevailing zeitgeist and fought for his cause with expertise, wit, satire and sarcasm.

Web links

Eduard Joos: Freuler, Hermann. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland .

Individual evidence

↑ Samuel Mühlberg: The Corps Helvetia Zurich (so-called Schwarz-Helvetia), co-founder of the WSC . Once and now, yearbook of the Association for Corpsstudentische Geschichtsforschung eV, Volume 50, 2005, p. 487.

personal data
SURNAME	Freuler, Hermann
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Swiss politician
DATE OF BIRTH	April 26, 1841
PLACE OF BIRTH	Schaffhausen
DATE OF DEATH	June 11, 1903
Place of death	Schaffhausen

[1] Samuel Mühlberg: The Corps Helvetia Zurich (so-called Schwarz-Helvetia), co-founder of the WSC . Once and now, yearbook of the Association for Corpsstudentische Geschichtsforschung eV, Volume 50, 2005, p. 487.