Johann Caspar Pfenninger
Johann Caspar Pfenninger (born September 23, 1760 in Stäfa ; † February 1, 1838 ibid) was a Swiss doctor, champion for equal rights in the Zurich countryside, statesman and politician.
Pfenninger was a country doctor in Stäfa when he began to campaign for political equality between the Zurich countryside and the city after the outbreak of the French Revolution. In 1794 he was co-initiator of the Stäfner Memorial and was therefore expelled from the country for four years. In 1798 he was pardoned and appointed governor of the Canton of Zurich in the Helvetic Republic . After his resignation in 1800 he was elected to the Diet and Senate of the Helvetic Republic in 1801. In 1802/03 he represented Zurich at the Helvetische Consulta . Until his death he remained in the government of the Canton of Zurich as a representative of the Liberals. In 1830/31 he was a member of the constitutional commission.
literature
- Reto Weiss: Pfenninger, Johann Kaspar. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland .
- Life story of Joh. Kaspar Pfenninger, von Stäfa, doctor and Z. Government Councilor of the Canton of Zurich . Zurich 1835. Google Books
- Neue medicinisch-chirurgische Zeitung , p. 255 digitized obituary notice
- Swiss Journal of Natural Science and Medicine , Volume 4, pp. 145f, digitized short biography
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| SURNAME | Pfenninger, Johann Caspar |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Pfenninger, Johann Kaspar |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swiss doctor, freedom fighter from Zurich, politician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 23, 1760 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Stäfa |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 1, 1838 |
| Place of death | Stäfa |