Johann Baptist Büchel

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Johann Baptist Büchel (born June 1, 1853 in Mäls, municipality of Balzers , Liechtenstein ; † November 14, 1927 in Bendern , Liechtenstein) was a Liechtenstein clergyman, teacher, member of the state parliament and vice-president of the state parliament, as well as a historian.

biography

He grew up as the son of the landlord "zur Traube", Johann Baptist Büchel and his wife Katharina, in Mäls. After primary school in Balzers, he attended secondary schools in Feldkirch , Brixen and Schwyz and then studied theology at the seminary in Chur , where he was ordained a priest in 1876. From 1876 to 1884 he worked as a professor and prefect at the college Maria Hilf in Schwyz, where he had studied himself, and taught religion, German, Latin and Greek there. He then worked as a pastor and in the school system in Liechtenstein until his death. In 1884/85 he was provisional parish priest in Mauren, from 1885 to 1887 court chaplain in Vaduz and from 1887 to 1910 as pastor in Triesen. In 1897 he was appointed non-resident canon of the Chur cathedral chapter, in 1898 he was appointed episcopal provincial vicar and thus chairman of the Liechtenstein chapter of priests.

From 1891 to 1920 Büchel worked as a state school commissioner and inspector of the Liechtenstein schools. From 1910 to 1919 he was a member of the state school board. He was also responsible for reforming the state school, of which he was director from 1910 to 1920. In addition, the primary school system was reformed during his tenure. Büchel was a busy man, which in addition to the publication of poems and travel stories expressed itself above all in his work as a member of parliament and historian. In 1915 he was a member of the constituent historical commission for Vorarlberg and Liechtenstein. In 1901 , alongside Albert Schädler, he was the most important co-founder of the Liechtenstein Historical Society, of which he was deputy chairman from 1922 to 1927, succeeding Schädler.

Büchel was a member of the Liechtenstein Landtag for two periods : from 1890 to 1906 as a member of parliament indirectly elected by the people through electors, during this period he was also the Vice-President of the Landtag, and from 1918 to 1920 as a member of the prince appointed.

In 1920 he retired due to hearing loss and lived in the former monastery on the church hill in Bendern until his death.

Works

  • Liechtenstein songs. 1912.
  • Festival for the 200th anniversary of the county of Vaduz to Liechtenstein. 1912.
  • The documents from the parish archive in Bendern. 1912.
  • From Vaduz to the Scottish highlands. A travel sketch. 1912.
  • History about the castles of our country. 1919.
  • Revision and expansion of Peter Kaiser's history of the Principality of Liechtenstein together with descriptions from Churrätien's past. 1923.
  • Regesta on the history of the Lords of Schellenberg. 1924.
  • To my home. Poems set to music by Josef Rheinberger. 1926.
  • From St. Mamerten to the south. Italian travel reports.
  • 27 volumes of the yearbook of the Liechtenstein Historical Society

Honors

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personal data
SURNAME Büchel, Johann Baptist
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Liechtenstein politician
DATE OF BIRTH June 1, 1853
PLACE OF BIRTH Mäls, municipality of Balzers , Liechtenstein
DATE OF DEATH November 14, 1927
Place of death Benders