Johann Jakob Wieland

Portrait of Johann Jakob Wieland (Zurich Central Library)

Johann Jakob Wieland (born January 1, 1783 in Thalwil ; † December 31, 1848 there ) was a Swiss politician and industrialist . From 1845 to 1847 he was a member of the government of the Canton of Zurich , and in 1848 he was a member of the National Council.

biography

His father, Hans Jakob Wieland, was a farmer and mayor of Thalwil. His son attended an educational institute in Orbe , after which he completed a commercial apprenticeship in Lausanne . There he worked as an accountant before becoming a partner in a mill in Langnau am Albis . From 1814 he was a partner in the cotton trade Kölliker, Wieland & Co. in Thalwil. Wieland, who had the rank of colonel in the military , went on a study trip to England and, on his return, founded a cotton mill in Langnau am Albis in 1825 . In addition, he particularly campaigned for the expansion of the educational offer. He was a co-founder of the Thalwil secondary school , a work school for girls and a school for small children.

Wieland's first political office from 1824 to 1828 was that of the mayor of Thalwil. He was known for his moderately liberal attitude. From 1830 to 1839 and, after a brief interruption due to the Zurich coup , from 1840 to 1848 he was a member of the Zurich Cantonal Council . In 1831 he was envoy to the Diet, and from 1830 to 1839 he was a member of the district council and the district school administration. The canton council elected him to the government council of the canton of Zurich for the years 1845 to 1847 , during which time he headed the finance department. Wieland ran in the first National Council elections in 1848 and was elected in the Zurich-Southwest constituency, but died after only two months in office.

Web links

• Susanne Peter-Kubli: Wieland, Johann Jakob. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland .