Johann Melchior Schuler

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Johann Melchior Schuler (born March 9, 1779 in Mollis , † April 30, 1859 in Erlinsbach ) was a Swiss Protestant clergyman and local researcher .

Life

Johann Melchior Schuler was the son of pastor Fridolin Schuler (* February 7, 1726, † April 30, 1796). His nephew was the doctor Fridolin Schuler .

He received elementary lessons from his father, who was also a school teacher in Mollis. In the period from 1796 to 1798 he received his theological training at the Collegium Humanitatis (today: Kantonsschule ) in Schaffhausen and was field preacher from 1798 to 1799 . After his ordination he became pastor in Siblingen in 1799 and stayed there until he became pastor in Filzbach-Obstalden in 1805 . After some hostility he went to Mönthal as a pastor in 1815 ; there he was also a teacher of German, history and geography at the Provisorey School in Brugg .

In 1817 he took over the parish in Bözberg until he became pastor in Erlinsbach in 1827.

From 1811 he was a member of the Glarus Cantonal School Council and from 1828 to 1835 he was the Aargau Education Council.

Johann Melchior Schuler married Francisca Catharina in 1799, daughter of the printer Johann Emanuel Hurter.

His estate is in the Aargau State Archives (see also: List of bequests in the Aargau State Archives ).

Theological work

Theologically, Johann Melchior Schuler was close to a rationalistic Enlightenment, which he interpreted as a direct continuation of the Reformation .

Public work

Johann Melchior Schuler was committed to the welfare of the poor and popular education, to this end he initiated numerous philanthropic and social reform projects, and he tried to improve school teacher training.

Writing

In Erlinsbach, Johann Melchior Schuler worked intensively as a Heinmat researcher with historical research and published various church-historical and regional studies, including the history of the state of Glarus in 1836 . Together with his friend Johannes Schulthess (1763-1836), he also worked on the first complete edition of Huldrych Zwingli's works , which appeared in 8 volumes from 1828 to 1861.

His most popular work was the eight-volume work Die Thaten und Sitten der Eidgenossen , which appeared from 1807 to 1857.

Memberships

Fonts (selection)

  • The unbelievable size of the misery in the lap of our fatherland . Zurich, 1813.
  • The Linth valleys . Zurich, Orell, Gessner and Comp. 1814.
  • Kind regards Zwingli. History of his formation as a reformer of the fatherland . Zurich, Näfische Buchdruckerey, 1818.
  • Description of the fate and transformation of the Königsfelden monastery . Brugg 1819.
  • Defense of the Reformationsfeyer and the Swiss Reformation history . 1820.
  • The Scriptures of Faith, Love and Hope for School Youth . Zurich: Schulthess, 1824.
  • Aargau's history under the German emperors and Burgundian kings from Charlemagne to Rudolf von Habsburg . Brugg, Brugger District Society for Patriotic Culture, 1825.
  • Johann Melchior Schuler; Johann Heinrich Meyer; Franz Hegi : History of the houses of Lenzburg and Habsburg up to Emperor Rudolf I. Brugg, Brugger District Society for Patriotic Culture, 1826.
  • Aargau's church and moral history except for Rudolf von Habsburg . Brugg, Brugger District Society for Patriotic Culture, 1827–1828.
  • Johannes Schulthess ; Johann Melchior Schuler: Huldreich Zwingli's works . 1828.
  • History of the Muri Monastery . Brugg, 1829.
  • Instructional and protective writings on the basis of the transition from the papacy to evangelical truth and freedom from April 1525 to 1528 concerning all baptism and concerning the controversial doctrine of the Lord's Supper from 1526 to January 1527 . Zurich: Schulthess, 1830.
  • About the church constitution with remarks about the unification of the church and the state in order to achieve their common purpose . Aarau 1832.
  • Presentation of the entire school system in the canton of Aargau . Aarau: GF Beck, 1834.
  • The scripture doctrine of the kingdom of God in faith, hope and love: for religious instruction in the upper classes and for confirmation instruction . Zurich: Schulthess'sche Buchhandlung, 1835.
  • History of the State of Glarus . Zurich 1836.
  • Reading book for Swiss children aged 10 to 24, for school and home use . Zurich: Friedrich Schulthess, 1837.
  • Apologetic, ecclesiastical, historical, mostly political content, from the last period from 1526 to 1531 . Zurich: Schulthess, 1841.
  • The deeds and customs of the confederates: a handbook of Swiss history . Zurich 1842.
  • History of the last century of the old Swiss Confederation , Volume 2 . Zurich 1847.
  • History of the revolution and the fall of the old Confederation up to the beginning of the Helvetic Republic . Zurich Schultheß 1851.

literature

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Individual evidence

  1. ^ Historisch-Biographisches Lexikon der Schweiz, Volume 6, p. 232, accessed on May 29, 2020 .
  2. ↑ NL.A-0153 Schuler, Johann Melchior (1779-1859), 1779-1859 (inventory). Retrieved May 28, 2020 .
  3. ↑ Schulthess, Johannes. Retrieved May 29, 2020 .
  4. ↑ The Linth-Thäler, described by Johann Melchior Schuler, pastor on Korenzen, member of the Swiss. pedagogue. and charitable. Society etc. Zurich, Orell, Gessner and Comp. 1814. XVI. 298 pp. Gr. 8. - JPortal. Retrieved May 28, 2020 .
personal data
SURNAME Schuler, Johann Melchior
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Schuler, Johann M .; Schuler, Melchior
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Swiss Protestant clergyman, local researcher, author and editor
DATE OF BIRTH March 9, 1779
PLACE OF BIRTH Mollis
DATE OF DEATH April 30, 1859
Place of death Erlinsbach