Jean Baptiste Soehnlin

Jean Baptiste Soehnlin (born February 25, 1825 in Hartmannsweiler ; † March 26, 1890 in Neuf-Brisach ) was a Catholic clergyman and a member of the German Reichstag .

Life

Soehnlin attended university schools and then studied theology. He made extensive trips, including a. to the Holy Land , and was professor of literature, as well as city pastor and dean in Neubreisach. After the terrible bombardment of Neubreisach, he was made a Knight of the Legion of Honor. Soehnlin was the author of two French works: La mère du Croisé and Lettres sur la Terre Sainte and worked for several French newspapers.

From 1874 to 1877 he was a member of the German Reichstag for the constituency of Alsace-Lorraine 3 ( Colmar ).

Individual evidence

^ Fritz Specht, Paul Schwabe: The Reichstag elections from 1867 to 1903. Statistics of the Reichstag elections together with the programs of the parties and a list of the elected representatives. 2nd Edition. Carl Heymann Verlag, Berlin 1904, p. 298.

literature

Édouard Sitzmann: Dictionnaire de biographie des hommes célèbres de l'Alsace. 2 volumes, Sutter, Rixheim 1909–1910.
Jean-Marie Mayeur and Yves-Marie Hilaires: Dictionnaire du monde religieux dans la France contemporaine. Volume 2, Paris 1987.

Web links

Jean Baptiste Soehnlin in the database of members of the Reichstag
Biography of Jean Baptiste Soehnlin . In: Heinrich Best : database of the members of the Reichstag of the Empire 1867/71 to 1918 (Biorab - Kaiserreich)

personal data
SURNAME	Soehnlin, Jean Baptiste
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Franco-German clergyman and politician, MdR
DATE OF BIRTH	February 25, 1825
PLACE OF BIRTH	Hartmannsweiler
DATE OF DEATH	March 26, 1890
Place of death	Neubreisach

[1] Fritz Specht, Paul Schwabe: The Reichstag elections from 1867 to 1903. Statistics of the Reichstag elections together with the programs of the parties and a list of the elected representatives. 2nd Edition. Carl Heymann Verlag, Berlin 1904, p. 298.