Karl Otto Hunziker

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Karl Otto Hunziker (born August 13, 1841 in Zurich ; † May 23, 1909 in Kilchberg ZH ) was a Swiss professor of education and pastor . Along with Heinrich Morf, he is considered the most important Pestalozzi researcher of the 19th century.

biography

Karl Otto Hunziker was born as the son of Karl Rudolf Hunziker and Anna Barbara Schinz. The Hunziker family originally came from Bern, Karl Otto Hunziker became a citizen of Zurich-Unterstrass in 1890 .

In 1860, Hunziker enrolled at the University of Zurich , he studied theology and history and graduated on January 26, 1865. From 1867 to 1871 he was a pastor in Unterstrass, then a teacher of education and religious history at the teachers' seminar in Küsnacht . In 1875 he received a doctorate in philosophy from the University of Zurich. After his habilitation in 1879, he taught the history of education and Swiss school history at the University of Zurich (from 1890 as associate professor). His main research focus was on the Swiss pedagogue Johann Heinrich Pestalozzi .

From 1872 to 1878, Hunziker was a member of the Zurich Cantonal Council . From 1886 to 1907 he taught as a private lecturer at the Eidgenössisches Polytechnikum (today ETH Zurich ).

Hunziker married on September 22, 1868 in Bussnang or Wängi Luise Pupikofer. She was born on March 2nd in Weinfelden as the daughter of Johannes and Sophia (Scherrer) Pupikofer. She died in Bischofszell on December 18, 1918 . The children of Karl Otto and Luise Hunziker were Rudolf Hunziker (* February 5, 1870 in Zurich; † May 27, 1946 in Winterthur), Barbara Luise (* June 17, 1871; † October 16, 1871), Marie Julie (* 23. July 1872; † June 30, 1938) and Otto Frederick Hunziker (* December 25, 1873; † November 16, 1959).

Act

As a pastor he joined the Swiss Charitable Society (SGG) , was a member of the commission for poor teacher training and contributed with essays on Philipp Emanuel von Fellenberg , Johann Jacob Wehrli and Pestalozzi.

As a pedagogue and Pestalozzi researcher, he headed the “Permanent School Exhibition” in Zurich from 1875, with a teaching material collection, library and archive. From 1878 he set up the “Pestalozzi-Stübchen” there, from which the later research facility “Pestalozzianum” emerged. He regularly published the Pestalozzi papers and in 1896 a new edition by Pestalozzis Lienhard and Gertrud .

Works (selection)

  • Wallenstein as sovereign, especially as Duke of Mecklenburg. Zurich 1872.
  • The Swiss school system. Historical development and current conditions. no year
  • History of the Swiss primary school in a concise presentation with the life of the more important schoolmen and the Swiss school system of particularly deserving people up to the present day. 1881.
  • Prehistory and beginnings of the primary school system in Switzerland. 1882.
  • Comenius and Pestalozzi. Ceremonial address given at the Comenius celebration in Zurich, March 13, 1892. Beyer Verlag, 1892.
  • Pestalozzi Studies I. 1891.
  • Catalogs of Pestalozzianism in Zurich. Zurich 1894.
  • Pestalozzi and Anna Schultheß: Letters from the Time of their Engagement , Volume 2.Seyffarth, 1895.
  • The memorial trade and the stäfner trade 1794–1795. Lecture given at the memorial service in Stäfa on July 7, 1895 on behalf of the non-profit society of the Meilen district. 1895.
  • On the genesis and assessment of "Lienhard and Gertrud". 1896.
  • Pestalozzi, French citizen. Festivities in honor of Max Büdinger. 1898, pages 405-427
  • Pestalozzi's teachers. In: Communications from the Society for German Educational and School History, 11th year, 1901, pp. 226–234.
  • History of the Swiss non-profit society 1810–1910. Zürcher & Furrer, 1910.
  • Heinrich Pestalozzi. City library, Winterthur 1926.
  • Heinrich Pestalozzi. Schultheß, Zurich 1927.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c Hunziker Karl Otto . Matriculation edition of the University of Zurich. November 7, 2007. Retrieved May 28, 2008.
  2. ↑ Hans-Ulrich Grunder: Hunziker, Otto. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland .
  3. ↑ a b Sealings for the dead, couples and children (includes some living spouses and children) 1943-1970; heir indexes, 1943–1965 , volume (film) 184801. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Salt Lake Temple.
  4. ↑ Endowments for the dead, 1884-1970; heir indexes, 1884–1961; baptisms for the dead, 1943-1970 , volume (film) 178013. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Logan Temple, p. 590.
  5. ↑ Baptisms for the dead, 1884-1943; heir indexes, 1884–1955 , volume (film) 177904. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Logan Temple, p. 279.
  6. ↑ church book, 1654-1974, Evangelical Reformed Church Bussnang (Thurgau) , band (film) 0,958,735th Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
  7. ↑ Church book, 1654–1974, Evangelical Reformed Church Bussnang (Thurgau) , Volume (film) 0958734. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints,.
  8. ^ People and Events in the Dairy Science World . In: American Dairy Science Association (Ed.): Journal of Dairy Science . 37, No. 1, 1954, pp. 107-108. doi : 10.3168 / jds.S0022-0302 (54) 91238-2 . Retrieved May 23, 2008.
  9. ^ The Remaining Charter Members of ADSA . In: American Dairy Science Association (Ed.): Journal of Dairy Science . 39, No. 6, 1956, p. 621. doi : 10.3168 / jds.S0022-0302 (56) 91183-3 . Retrieved May 23, 2008.
  10. ^ Otto Frederick Hunziker Memorial . In: American Dairy Science Association (Ed.): Journal of Dairy Science . 43, No. 4, September, pp. 3-4. Retrieved May 23, 2008.
personal data
SURNAME Hunziker, Karl Otto
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Hunziker, Otto
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Swiss educator and pastor
DATE OF BIRTH August 13, 1841
PLACE OF BIRTH Zurich
DATE OF DEATH May 23, 1909
Place of death Kilchberg ZH