Karl Zeerleder
Karl Zeerleder (born December 31, 1780 in Bern , † June 28, 1851 on his estate on Mont Vully ) was a Swiss politician .
Life
He came from the Bernese patrician Zeerleder family ; his father was a banker. After completing an internship at a law firm at the age of 16, Karl became secretary of the Ministry of Justice of the Helvetic Republic at the age of eighteen and, after the Restoration, became a member of the Grand Council in 1814 . From 1819 to 1824 he was senior bailiff at Aarwangen Castle , where he founded, among other things, an official savings fund, and from 1824 to 1830 he was a member of the Small Council.
Zeerleder was one of the founders of the Swiss History Research Society, was its president from 1831 to 1840 and publisher of the documents for the history of the city of Bern and its earliest area up to the end of the thirteenth century . When regeneration began , he became the first Bernese mayor in 1831.
literature
- Emil Blösch: Zeerleder, Karl von . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 44, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1898, p. 762 f.
Web links
- Christoph Zürcher: Zeerleder, Karl. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland .
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SURNAME | Zeerleder, Karl |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swiss politician |
DATE OF BIRTH | December 31, 1780 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Bern |
DATE OF DEATH | June 28, 1851 |
Place of death | Estate on Mont Vully |