Karl Rikli

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Karl Rikli , also Karl Rickli (born August 10, 1791 in Wangenried , † February 18, 1843 in Münchenbuchsee ) was a Swiss Protestant clergyman .

Life

Karl Rikli was the son of Samuel Rikli (born April 12, 1753 in Wangenried; † June 5, 1813 ibid), saltworks leaseholder and salt factor (someone who had the concession to trade in salt was called a salt factor) and his wife Salome Susanne, daughter of Hans Senn (1717–1792). His brother was Abraham Friedrich Rikli (1795-1866), a Rotfärberei operational and 1833-1846 and 1850-1858 Grand Council was.

His nephew was the naturopath Arnold Rikli .

His father had decided early on that Karl Rikli should complete a law degree, so he attended school in Aarau and then went on to further training as pastor Hans Rahn in Entfelden ; He then returned to Aarau and completed his preparatory studies at the Cantonal School (today: Old Cantonal School Aarau ).

In 1809 he obeyed his father's wishes and began studying law at the University of Heidelberg , but had to return to Wangenried before his exams due to the death of his father. After the death of his father, he discussed with his mother, who agreed to study theology, whereupon he began studying at the Bern Academy in 1813 .

In 1817 he was ordained and in the same year he became vicar in Wengi . He was appointed pastor at Bern's Inselspital in 1819 , was then pastor in Aetingen from 1826 to 1827 and pastor in the newly established Reformed community of Lucerne from 1827 to 1830 ; thus he was the only Protestant pastor in the Catholic canton of Lucerne . The congregation held its worship service in a small specially built chapel until a separate church building was built in 1861 with the Matthäuskirche . The government of the canton and the Catholic clergy met him with trust and help.

From 1830 he was only the third and later the second helper and from 1831 a deacon at the Bern Minster , at the same time school commissioner for the city's primary schools and religion teacher at the Bernese literary school (today: Campus Muristalden ).

In 1835 he was appointed director of the state teachers' college in Münchenbuchsee , founded in 1833 , which was located in the former Johanniterkommende in Münchenbuchsee Palace ; he succeeded the first director Daniel Friedrich Langhans (1796–1875) and held his office until his death. He played a key role in setting up the Bern teachers' seminar, organizing the teachers and preparing a Bern school synod. After his death, the government placed a bust in his memory in the seminary, and his widow received a gratuity of 3,000 Swiss francs . His successor was Johann Friedrich Boll (1801–1869).

Karl Rikli was first married to Maria Sophia (born June 18, 1797 in Zurich; † May 29, 1820 in Wangenried), daughter of pastor Hans Rahn from Entfelden, and they had a son and a daughter together; in his second marriage he was married to Marie (née Tschiffeli).

His daughter Henriette Sophia Rickli was married to Ludwig Müller (born July 3, 1793 in Zofingen; † April 1, 1868 ibid), pastor in Limpach .

Karl Rikli died of typhus ; At his funeral, the Bern Education Councilor, Johann Ludwig Samuel Lutz, gave a speech and highlighted his services.

Writing

Karl Rikli was the founder and from 1839 to 1842 editor of the Bernerisches Schulblatt .

He was also the author of a widespread name book and two children's Bibles.

Trivia

The writer Jeremias Gotthelf dedicated the first edition of his book Sorrows and Joys of a Schoolmaster to Karl Rikli .

Fonts (selection)

  • John's first letter, explained and used in sermons. With a historical preliminary report and exegetical appendix . Lucerne 1828.
  • Scripture history and teaching . Bern 1836.
  • Biblical story for the lower school classes . Bern 1837.
  • Name booklet for the first lesson in reading and writing . Bern 1838.
  • Report on the procedure for drawing up the name book . Bern 1838.

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Historical-Biographical Lexicon of Switzerland. Retrieved April 28, 2020 .
  2. ↑ General Church Newspaper No. 48 . Will, March 25, 1827 ( google.de [accessed April 28, 2020]).
  3. ^ Lohner, Carl Friedr. Ludwig: ?? The ?? Reformed churches and their rulers in the Federal Free State of Bern, together with the former monasteries (1867) - Bavarian State Library. Retrieved April 28, 2020 .
  4. ↑ Teachers' seminar. Retrieved April 28, 2020 .
  5. ↑ Langhans, Daniel Friedrich. Retrieved April 28, 2020 .
  6. ^ Boll, Johann Friedrich. Retrieved April 28, 2020 .
  7. ↑ Bernese families - persons. Retrieved April 28, 2020 .
  8. ↑ Marcel Naas: Didactic construction of the child in Swiss children's Bibles: Zurich, Bern, Lucerne (1800-1850) . V&R unipress GmbH, 2012, ISBN 978-3-89971-975-8 ( google.de [accessed on April 28, 2020]).
  9. ^ Rolf Anderegg: Jeremias Gotthelf and Oberamtmann Effinger. In: New Year's Gazette. 1998, accessed April 28, 2020 .
  10. ↑ Sorrows and joys of a schoolmaster / Gotthelf, Jeremias. Retrieved April 28, 2020 .
personal data
SURNAME Rikli, Karl
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Rickli, Karl
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Swiss Protestant clergyman
DATE OF BIRTH August 10, 1791
PLACE OF BIRTH Wangenried
DATE OF DEATH February 18, 1843
Place of death Münchenbuchsee