Johann Martin Müller (editor)

Johann Martin Müller (born September 11, 1819 in Stein , † February 19, 1892 in Herisau ; resident in Stein AR) was a Swiss editor , teacher and politician from the canton of Appenzell Ausserrhoden .

Life

Johann Martin Müller was a son of Martin Müller, teacher and farmer , and Regina Engler. In 1840 he married Barbara Waldburger, daughter of Hans Konrad Waldburger. From 1834 to 1836 he attended the Schurtannen School in Trogen . From 1836 to 1839 he completed the teachers' seminar in Kreuzlingen . From 1839 to 1856 he worked as a teacher in Stein and from 1856 to 1862 in Speicher .

He published two reading books, a singing book and a canton map for school lessons. He composed several songs. From 1875 to 1883 he sat on the audit council. From 1862 to 1889 he was the first full-time editor of the Appenzeller Zeitung . Under Müller's direction, the newspaper consolidated its position as a leader in Ausserrhoden and its reputation as a respected liberal newspaper that resolutely opposed any conservatism . With his pointed comments, however, Müller also attracted attention outside the canton.

literature

• Walter Schläpfer: Press history of the canton of Appenzell Ausserrhoden. Herisau: Schläpfer 1978, pp. 131-145.
• Albrecht Tunger: History of Music in Appenzell Ausserrhoden. Herisau: Schläpfer 1993.

Web links

• Thomas Fuchs: Johann Martin Müller. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland . October 11, 2007 , accessed June 24, 2020 .

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