Johann Rudolf Steck
Johann Rudolf Steck (baptized on May 16, 1772 in Bern ; † September 21, 1805 there ) was a Swiss politician and philosopher .
Steck became a law firm substitute in 1795. In 1797 he married the Parisian poet Marie-Aimée Guichelin . In 1798 he was secretary of the Helvetic Directory . Together with Albrecht Friedrich May he belonged to a group of reform-minded, young patricians. From 1803 he sat in the Bernese Grand Council and in the appellate court. Steck is considered to be the creator of the Bern Criminal Code .
swell
- Correspondence (selection) from Johann Rudolf Steck in the catalog of the Burgerbibliothek Bern
literature
- Rudolf Steck: Steck, Johann Rudolf . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 35, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1893, p. 540 f.
- Christoph Zürcher: Steck, Johann Rudolf. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland .
Individual evidence
- ^ Christoph Zürcher: Steck, Johann Rudolf. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Steck, Johann Rudolf |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swiss politician and philosopher |
| DATE OF BIRTH | baptized May 16, 1772 |
| DATE OF DEATH | September 21, 1805 |
| Place of death | Bern |