Johann Kaspar Mörikofer
Johann Kaspar Mörikofer (born October 11, 1799 in Frauenfeld , † October 17, 1877 in Zurich ) was a Swiss Evangelical Reformed clergyman and scholar.
Life
Johann Kaspar Mörikofer, son of Gabriel Mörikofer and Maria Magdalena Wüst, studied Protestant theology at the Collegium Carolinum in Zurich . In 1833 he married Elisabeth Beyel for the first time, and Elisabeth Ernst for the second time in 1851. Between 1822 and 1851 he worked as a teacher and principal in municipal schools in Frauenfeld and wrote for the Thurgauer Zeitung in the 1830s and 1840s . From 1851 he worked as an evangelical reformed pastor in Gottlieben and between 1853 and 1869 also as dean of the Steckborn chapter . From 1869 lived in Winterthur and Zurich as a private scholar. In 1872 he was awarded the Dr. phil. hc from the University of Zurich and in 1876 Dr. theol. hc from the University of Basel . He died in Zurich on October 17, 1877.
Services
Mörikofer was a member of the non-profit society of the Canton of Thurgau and served as its president from 1856 to 1859. He was a co-initiator of the cantonal historical association and the author of numerous works in the field of church and literary history.
Works (selection)
- The Swiss dialect in relation to the standard German written language from the point of view of the nature of the country, the language, the teaching, the nationality and the literature . Beyel, Frauenfeld 1838 ( PDF online ) (New edition, J. Heuberger, Bern 1864)
- Landammann Anderwert after his life and work. A contribution to the history of the Canton of Thurgau . Beyel, Zurich and Frauenfeld 1842 ( PDF online ).
- Klopstock in Zurich from 1750–1751 , Beyel, Zurich & Frauenfeld 1851 ( PDF online ).
- Eighteenth-century Swiss literature . S. Hirzel, Leipzig 1861 ( PDF online ).
- Pictures from church life in Switzerland , S. Hirzel, Leipzig 1864 ( PDF online ).
- Ulrich Zwingli. According to the documented sources . 2 parts, S. Hirzel, Leipzig 1867–1869 (part 1 (1867) ( PDF online ), part 2 (1869) ( PDF online )).
- JJ Breitinger and Zurich. A cultural image from the time of the Thirty Years War . S. Hirzel, Leipzig 1874 ( PDF online ).
- History of the Protestant refugees in Switzerland . S. Hirzel, Leipzig 1876 ( PDF online ).
Catalog raisonné
Theodor Greyerz: Directory of the writings of JK Mörikofers. In: Ders .: Johann Kaspar Mörikofer, 1799–1877. Schulmann, researcher, historian. In: Kantonsschule Frauenfeld (ed.): Report on the school year 1942/43 , Huber, Frauenfeld 1943, pp. 123–126.
literature
- Erich Trösch: Mörikofer, Johann Kaspar. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland .
- Walter Henzen : Johann Caspar Mörikofers views on language and national characteristics in German-speaking Switzerland. In: Thurgauer Jahrbuch 15, 1939, pp. 49-59 ( online ).
- Theodor Greyerz: Johann Kaspar Mörikofer, 1799–1877. Schulmann, researcher, historian. In: Kantonsschule Frauenfeld (ed.): Report on the school year 1942/43 , Huber, Frauenfeld 1943 [therein: Catalog of works on pp. 123–126].
- Gerold Meyer von Knonau : Mörikofer, Joh. Kaspar . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 22, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1885, pp. 258-260.
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Web links
- Three letters from Johann Kaspar Mörikofer to Arnold Escher von der Linth ( facsimile on e-manuscripta ).
- All ADB articles by Johann Kaspar Mörikofer
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Mörikofer, Johann Kaspar |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Mörikofer, Johann Caspar |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swiss evangelical reformed clergyman and scholar |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 11, 1799 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Frauenfeld |
| DATE OF DEATH | October 17, 1877 |
| Place of death | Zurich |