Jakob Hertz

Jakob Hertz (born July 25, 1850 in Poland , † February 25, 1925 in Herisau ; resident in Unterembrach ) was a Swiss doctor and cantonal councilor from the canton of Appenzell Ausserrhoden .

Life

Jakob Hertz was a son of Stanislaus Hertz and Verena Buchner. In 1878 he married Lina Zinggeler, daughter of Johann Jakob Zinggeler. He attended a grammar school in Warsaw and obtained a doctorate in medicine in Munich . Jakob Hertz was first a ship's doctor and then an assistant doctor in Wallisellen . In 1876 he worked as a field doctor in the Serbian-Turkish war . From 1878 to 1899 he worked as a doctor in Teufen and from 1901 in Herisau. From 1896 to 1897 he was a councilor in Teufen and from 1901 to 1907 in Herisau. From 1903 to 1921 he was a cantonal councilor as the second representative of the workers . From 1909 to 1923 he was a district judge .

For the Ausserrhoder seat in the National Council he was a candidate of the workers' union in 1896 and 1902. Alongside Howard Eugster , Jakob Hertz is considered to be the most important exponent of the socialist workers' movement in Appenzell Ausserrhoden. The Grütlian Jakob Hertz published numerous articles in the socialist press. He gained special recognition for his position as district judge. In his favor, he gradually reduced his medical practice. He was also a member of the Freemasons .

Works

• Manuscript by Jakob Hertz in the Herisau community archive
• Jakob Hertz: Subsidizing the health insurance system in Appenzell Ausserrhoden. Herisau: Schläpfer and Cie. 1901.
• Jakob Hertz: The orphans of the Herisau community: A statistical survey. Bern: Stämpfli 1902.
• Jakob Hertz: Unserm Kinde: Aphorisms for upbringing and character formation: a gift for young mothers. Zurich: Published by Th. Schröter 1905.

literature

• Appenzeller Anzeiger of February 25 and 28, 1925.
• Appenzeller Zeitung from February 26, 1925.
• Howard Eugster-Züst: Politics from the succession: the correspondence between Howard Eugster-Züst and Christoph Blumhardt 1886-1919. Edited by Louis Specker. Zurich: Gotthelf Verlag 1984.

Web links

• Thomas Fuchs: Jakob Hertz. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland . February 26, 2008 , accessed May 25, 2020 .

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