Johann Jakob Christinger

Portrait of Johann Jakob Christinger. Photographer: Huber, Kurzrickenbach. State Archives of the Canton of Thurgau: StATG SIg. 6 Christinger Johann Jakob (ex StATG 8,623)

Johann Jakob Christinger (born November 22, 1836 in Langenhart (Thurgau) , † August 22, 1910 in Hüttlingen ) was a Swiss Evangelical Reformed pastor and writer. He was also committed to social issues and women's education.

Life

Johann Jakob Christinger was born on November 23, 1836, the eldest son of a farming family. After the early death of his father, Christinger was allowed to enter the first class of the Thurgau teachers' seminar in 1853 as a scholarship holder through the mediation of his religion teacher Thomas Bornhauser . After completing his primary school teacher training, Christinger initially worked as a private tutor at Hard Castle near Ermatingen . From 1857–1861 he studied theology at the University of Zurich . After his first years as a pastor in Matzingen (1862–1865), Johann Jakob Christinger was elected to teach German, religion and history at the Frauenfeld Cantonal School , of which he was rector from 1868 to 1870. His application as a government councilor in the spring of 1869 was unsuccessful. In 1870 Christinger returned to the parish office, first in Arbon and from 1875 in Hüttlingen, where he worked until his death on August 22, 1910.

Christinger also worked as a writer. He not only wrote a biography of his teacher and sponsor Thomas Bornhauser, but also a festival for the Thurgau centenary celebration , which was performed in Weinfelden in 1898 . In addition, he served the canton of Thurgau in various church and public offices, for example after 1898 as dean of the Frauenfeld parish chapter and in two legislative periods, from 1871 to 1880 and from 1901 to 1907 as president of the Thurgau non-profit society .

Fonts (selection)

• Theodor Bibliander. A biographical monument. Frauenfeld 1867 (supplement to the program of the thurg. Canton school 1867)
• About the advanced training schools in the canton of Thurgau. Lecture. Frauenfeld 1871
• Farewell sermon, delivered January 11, 1874. Frauenfeld 1874
• The poetic adaptations of the saga from the Thurbrücke near Bischofszell. In: Thurgau Contributions to Fatherland History 15 (1875), pp. 13–34
• Thomas Bornhauser. His life, work and poetry according to the documents and legacy writings. Frauenfeld 1875; 2nd edition in 3 volumes, Weinfelden 1898
• Milk production in Thurgau in relation to the diet of the people. Presentation. Frauenfeld 1878 (also as a supplement to No. 18 of the Thurg. Blätter für Landwirtschaft 1878)
• Mens sana in corpore sano. Educational lectures and studies. Frauenfeld 1883
• About national education. Lecture. Basel 1885
• After the covenant's action to combat alcoholism, what further needs to be done with particular consideration for the sanctification of Sunday? Presentation. In Switzerland. Zeitschrift für Gemeinnützigkeit 24 (1885), pp. 281–304 (also as a special edition)
• Friedrich Herbart's educational theory and its trainers up to the present day. Shown according to the source fonts. Zurich 1895
• L'instruction religieuse dans les premières années de l'enfance. Discours prononcé à l'assemblée de la Société suisse des Jardins d'enfants à Lucerne in 1892. Neuchâtel 1895
• The promotion of talents at elementary and middle school level. Lecture. Zurich 1896
• Johann Ulrich Rebsamen, thurg. Seminar director. His image of life and character. In Switzerland. pedagogical journal 1898, pp. 149–171 (also as special print)
• New youth psalter. Collection of prayers, songs and sayings for school and home. Davos 1897
• Festival for the Centenar celebration of the liberation of Thurgau in July 1898 in Weinfelden. Full text. Weinfelden 1897
• Festival for the Centenar celebration of the liberation of Thurgau. Performed in July 1898 in Weinfelden. Abbreviated text intended for display. Weinfelden 1898
• Festival for the centenary of the Battle of Schwaderloh, April 18, 1499. Frauenfeld 1899
• Opening address to the meeting of the Thurgau Animal Welfare Association . Frauenfeld 1902

Obituaries

• Thurgauer Zeitung 23 August 1910
• Protestant church messenger for the canton of Thurgau, No. 10.1910

literature

• André Salathé: Johann Jakob Christinger. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland .
• Reto Caluori: Jakob Christinger . In: Andreas Kotte (Ed.): Theater Lexikon der Schweiz . Volume 1, Chronos, Zurich 2005, ISBN 3-0340-0715-9 , pp. 71-80.
• Marianne Luginbühl: Johann Jakob Christinger (1836–1910). Pastor, writer and social politician. In: Thurgau Contributions to the Fatherland History 132 (1995), pp. 71–80 ( digitized version ) (also as special print)