Jakob Kuoni

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Jakob Kuoni (* 6. November 1850 in Maienfeld ; † 23. July 1928 ibid ), reformed , was a Swiss educator and writer .

Life

Jakob Kuoni was born in Maienfeld on November 6, 1850 as the son of Jakob Kuoni, a night watchman, and Magdalena, née Stocker . He completed primary school there and then entered the teachers' college in Schiers (1866–1869). He carried out his first teaching activity as an assistant teacher in Oberhelfenschwil and successfully passed the state examination (= concordat examination) in 1870. His teaching activities from 1870 to 1872 in Engi ( Canton Glarus ) and from 1872 to 1880 in Kirchberg ( Canton St. Gallen ). In 1874 he married Mariette Wiget, who however died after two years - and after her death in 1878 Wilhelmine Schulthess. There were two girls from this marriage. From 1880 to 1904 he worked as a teacher in the community of St. Gallen . From 1904 to 1918 he worked as a full-time school actuary in St. Gallen. At the age of 60 he retired, left St. Gallen and retired to Maienfeld with his wife. After returning to Maienfeld, he became a member of the school council. He passed away on July 23, 1928 in Maienfeld, a few months after a serious operation in the St. Gallen Cantonal Hospital .

Act

In addition to teaching at schools, Kuoni has written numerous teaching materials for language classes, local history and history lessons. His contributions to teaching issues appeared regularly in the Swiss Teachers' Journal , which has been published since 1862, and over a hundred articles and poems are currently documented. Since few teaching materials were available, he soon began to write textbooks for language lessons as well as for history and local history. He also wrote short stories for young people, historical dramas and poems.

Frequently in the relevant historical research reference is made to Kuoni's book "Balzli, the Swabian Goer". It deals with the story of a boy from Eastern Switzerland who was rejected by his father and who joins a group of Swabian children , mediates at a children's market in Ravensburg and works at a farm in Tettnang (Upper Swabia).

The best-known work by Jakob Kuoni is the collection of the “ Legends of the Canton of St. Gallen ”, the first edition of which appeared in 1903 to mark the centenary of the Canton of St. Gallen . In the volume, which has over 500 texts, he supplemented his own research with contributions from colleagues from all over the canton. To this day it is the only compilation of the canton's legends.

Fonts (selection)

  • Balzli, the Swabian man. 1894 (digital version) .
  • Legends of the canton of St. Gallen. 1903 (digital version) .
  • Night watchman Werner. Basel, 1906
  • Maienfeld, St. Luzisteig and the Walser. 1921.

literature

  • Heidi Blattmann: Jakob Kuoni. In: Legends and legends collectors of Switzerland. Edited by Rudolf Schenda and Hans ten Dornkaat. Publishing house Paul Haupt. Bern and Stuttgart, 1988

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personal data
SURNAME Kuoni, Jakob
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Swiss writer and educator
DATE OF BIRTH November 6, 1850
PLACE OF BIRTH Maienfeld
DATE OF DEATH July 23, 1928
Place of death Maienfeld