Hermann Seifert

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Hermann Seifert (* 8. February 1841 in Ebnat ; † 30th June 1909 in St. Gallen , reformed ; heimatberechtigt in Wartau ) was a Swiss pastor , journalist and Executive Council of the Canton of St. Gallen.

Life

Hermann Seifert was born as the son of the pastor and politician Huldreich Seifert and Emilie, geb. Oberteuffer. He studied theology at the universities of Tübingen , Jena and Zurich . During his studies in 1860 he became a member of the Arminia fraternity in the castle cellar . From 1863 to 1870 he was pastor in Gretschins and from 1870 to 1873 in Ebnat. From 1876 to 1881 he was editor of the St. Galler Zeitung and from 1882 to 1909 of the daily newspaper of the city of St. Gallen .

From 1870 to 1906 Seifert was a member of the St. Gallen Cantonal Council as a representative of the radical liberals .

From 1873 to 1875 he was Councilor and stood in front of the Education Department.

In 1874 he was Landammann of the Canton of St. Gallen .

Seifert remained single. He was a half-brother of the St. Gallen Council of States Huldrich Arnold Seifert . Seifert's estate is in the St. Gallen Cantonal Library . From this estate, Wartau Castle was donated to the local community of Wartau (civil parish) in 1911. Hermann Seifert was therefore the last private owner of the Wartau landmark.

Act

"In the spirit of his anti-cultural commitment, Seifert tried in vain as a member of the government to transfer primary and secondary schools from denominational school communities to political communities."

literature

  • Helge Dvorak: Biographical Lexicon of the German Burschenschaft. Volume I: Politicians. Sub-Volume 5: R – S. Winter, Heidelberg 2002, ISBN 3-8253-1256-9 , p. 410.
  • The governors of the canton of St. Gallen (short biographies by various authors). Part I: 1815-1891. In: New Year's Gazette. Edited by the Historical Association of the Canton of St. Gallen. Vol. 111, 1971, pp. 38-39.

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Marcel Mayer: Seifert, Hermann. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland . (Abbreviations resolved).
personal data
SURNAME Seifert, Hermann
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Swiss pastor, journalist and politician
DATE OF BIRTH February 8, 1841
PLACE OF BIRTH Ebnat
DATE OF DEATH June 30, 1909
Place of death St. Gallen