Jakob Vogelsanger

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Jakob Vogelsanger (born July 1, 1849 in Beggingen ; † April 12, 1923 in Zurich ) was a Swiss politician ( SP ) and journalist . As the first social democrat ever, he was a member of the National Council from 1890 to 1905 . For more than two and a half decades, from 1892 to 1919, he was a city ​​councilor in Zurich.

biography

The son of a farmer and day laborer worked in his youth as a gardener's assistant in Wollishofen . In 1868 he joined the Grütliverein . From 1868 Vogelsanger worked as a freelancer in Bern and from 1870 as assistant editor for the newspaper “Grütlianer”, then until 1875 as a publishing assistant. From 1875 to 1878 he was editor of the Grütlianer in Winterthur , then until 1892 its chief editor in Bern, Chur and Zurich. When he lived in Chur, he was there from 1881 to 1890 the Great City Council (legislature) to, as he presided over the Graubünden section of the Grütlivereins. In 1891 he moved to Oberstrass . Due to the merger of this community with the city of Zurich, Vogelsanger was elected to the Zurich city ​​council (executive) in 1892. He reorganized the police system and created the official guardianship.

Vogelsanger was one of the leading personalities of the Grütliverein and belonged to its left wing. This created ties to the SP, which he later joined; but he also sympathized with the democratic movement . In 1872 he played a key role in founding the Grütli health insurance company (merged into today's Visana in 1995 ). From 1892 to 1905 and from 1907 to 1911 he was represented in the Cantonal Council of the Canton of Zurich . Vogelsanger ran unsuccessfully as a National Councilor in 1884 and 1887. In the National Council elections in 1890 he was elected as the first social democrat in the Zurich-Southwest constituency. After the 1896 elections, due to differences, he moved to the socio-political group (faction of the Democrats), and in 1899 he joined the SP again. Internal party tensions continued, which is why he was no longer nominated as a candidate in 1905. He remained on the Zurich city council until 1919.

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Individual evidence

  1. ^ Christoph Zürcher: Grütli. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland .
personal data
SURNAME Vogelsanger, Jakob
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Swiss politician and journalist
DATE OF BIRTH July 1, 1849
PLACE OF BIRTH Committed
DATE OF DEATH April 12, 1923
Place of death Zurich