Johann Rudolf Gruner
Johann Rudolf Gruner (born September 29, 1680 in Bern , † March 19, 1761 in Burgdorf ) was a Swiss pastor, collector and chronicler.
life and work
After studying theology in Bern, he became pastor in Trachselwald in 1707 and at the Burgdorf church in 1725 , where he rose to dean in 1744 . He taught Julie Bondeli , the daughter of the Bernese bailiff Friedrich Bondeli (1705–1761), who resided at Castle Burgdorf , founded the Burgdorf city library, collected minerals , coins , medals and antiquities himself and compiled historical, topographical and genealogical sources in 386 volumes .
His handwritten estate is in the Bern Burger Library .
In 1729, at Gruner's suggestion, Solennität , a school festival that is still held today, was celebrated for the first time in Burgdorf .
The Swiss naturalist Gottlieb Sigmund Gruner was his son.
Works
- Johann Rudolf Gruner, Deliciae urbis Bernae: Merckworthiness of the hochlöbl. City of Bern. Compiled from mostly unprinted authentic writings , Zurich 1732. ( online )
Web links
- Literature by and about Johann Rudolf Gruner in the bibliographic database WorldCat
- Literature by and about Johann Rudolf Gruner in the catalog of the German National Library
- Rudolf Dellsperger : Gruner, Johann Rudolf. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland .
- Emil Blösch : Johann Rudolf Gruner . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 10, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1879, p. 42.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Gruner, Johann Rudolf |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swiss pastor, collector and chronicler |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 29, 1680 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Bern |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 19, 1761 |
| Place of death | Burgdorf BE |