Johann Jakob Zuberbühler (politician, 1684)

Johann Jakob Zuberbühler (born December 31, 1684 in Herisau ; † November 2, 1755 there ; entitled to live in Herisau) was a Swiss doctor , mayor and governor from the canton of Appenzell Ausserrhoden .

Life

Johann Jakob Zuberbühler was a son of Hans Jakob Zuberbühler, doctor, obstetrician and councilor, and Catharina Elmer. In 1705 he married Elisabeth Schiess, daughter of Johannes Schiess.

Zuberbühler trained as a doctor with his father and worked as such in Herisau. He moved his residence and practice from the hamlet of Schwänberg , where the family came from, to the center of Herisau, following a general trend among Herisau elites . From 1729 to 1733 Zuberbühler was a local councilor , from 1733 to 1738 as mayor of Herisau and from 1738 to 1755 as governor.

literature

• Ernst H. Koller and Jakob Signer: Appenzell's coat of arms and gender book. Stämpfli, Bern 1926, p. 412.
• Thomas Fuchs and Peter Witschi: The Herisauer Schwänberg: people, history, houses. Appenzeller Hefte Verlag, Herisau 1995, pp. 59 and 85f.

Web links

• Thomas Fuchs: Johann Jakob Zuberbühler. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland . June 29, 2012 , accessed April 14, 2020 .

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