Johann Gaudenz Dietegen von Salis-Seewis
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Johann Gaudenz Dietegen von Salis-Seewis (* December 5, 1825 in Chur ; † March 27, 1886 ibid) was a Swiss lawyer and politician .
Life
Johann Gaudenz Dietegen von Salis-Seewis was born as the son of the federal governor Johann Jakob von Salis-Seewis. His grandfather was the poet Johann Gaudenz von Salis-Seewis . After attending the canton school in Chur , he studied philosophy and law at the universities of Bonn , Heidelberg and Berlin . In Heidelberg he became a member of the Corps Helvetia in 1846 . In Berlin he joined a democratic club and in 1848 the Old Berlin Burschenschaft Teutonia and took part in the March Revolution of 1848 as the commander of a militia . After completing your studies with a doctorate to become a Dr. iur. he was a lawyer in Chur and later landowner in Malans and Chur.
When he returned to his place of birth, von Salis-Seewis became involved in politics as a radical, democratic liberal, first at the cantonal and later at the federal level. In 1850 he was government governor in Chur. From 1849 to 1855 and from 1858 to 1865 he was a member of the Grand Council of the Canton of Graubünden . In the years between, from 1855 to 1857, he was a member of the Small Council of Graubünden.
In the years 1855 and 1857 to 1860 he was a member of the Confederation's Council of States for the canton of Graubünden . From 1860 to 1869, from 1875 to 1878 and from 1879 to 1881 he was a member of the National Council .
Von Salis-Seewis, who did not use his title of nobility, was an advocate of the right of referendum and fought politically for the constitutional revision of 1874 and improved occupational safety . Gaudenz Gadmer and Florian Gengel were among his political colleagues .
literature
- Helge Dvorak: Biographical Lexicon of the German Burschenschaft. Volume I: Politicians. Volume 8: Supplement L – Z. Winter, Heidelberg 2014, ISBN 978-3-8253-6051-1 , pp. 221-222.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Kösener corps lists 1910, 115 , 188
Web links
- Jürg Simonett: Salis, Johann Gaudenz Dietegen (Seewis). In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Salis-Seewis, Johann Gaudenz Dietegen von |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Salis, Johann Gaudenz from |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swiss lawyer and politician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 5, 1825 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Chur |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 27, 1886 |
| Place of death | Chur |