List of theologians of the Evangelical Reformed Church in Bern
The list includes pastors of the Evangelical Reformed Bernese state church (including Vaud and Bern Aargau ) and teachers of the high schools in Bern and Lausanne from 1528 to 1798 . For the period after 1798, pastors and functionaries of the Evangelical Reformed Bernese regional church are listed. University professors are only listed if they belong or have belonged to the regional church.
From the Reformation to 1798
| image | Surname | Lifetime | Type of creation | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Franz Kolb | † 1535 | Basel, Friborg, Murten, Nuremberg, Bern | |
|
Berchtold Haller | 1492-1536 | Bern-Munster, Basel | Münster dean |
| Peter Kunz | † 1544 | Erlenbach, Bern-Munster | ||
| Sebastian Meyer | † around 1545 | Strasbourg, Bern, Augsburg | ||
.png)
|
Wolfgang Musculus | 1497-1563 | Strasbourg, Augsburg, Bern | Professor at the high school in Bern |
| Jörg Brunner | † after 1571 | Münsingen, Kleinhöchstetten, Benken BL, Jegenstorf | ||
| Georg Staeheli | † 1573 | Altendorf, Baden, Basel-St. Leonhard, Zurich, Freienbach, Weiningen, Biel, Zofingen, Rüti, Turbenthal | ||
|
Bendicht Marti | † 1574 | Bern, Marburg | professor |
|
Johannes Wäber | 1499-1577 | Hedingen, Aarau, Bern | |
|
Pierre Viret | 1511-1571 | Geneva, Lausanne, Nîmes, Montpellier, Lyon, Orange, Navarra | |
|
Simon Sulzer | 1508-1585 | Basel, Bern-Münster | |
|
Johannes Haller the Younger | 1523-1575 | Augsburg, Zurich-Grossmünster, Bern-Münster | Münster dean |
| Christoph Lüthardt | 1590-1663 | Köniz, Aarberg, Bern-Münster | dean | |
|
Johann Heinrich Hummel | 1611-1674 | Brugg, Bern-Munster | dean |
|
Samuel Bachmann | 1636-1709 | Ferenbal, Burgdorf, Bern-Munster | Münster dean |
|
Johann Rudolf Rudolf | 1646-1718 | Seon, Bern-Munster | Münster dean |
|
Johann Heinrich Otth | 1651-1719 | Lausanne, Rüegsau, Höchstetten | |
|
Simeon Nöthiger | 1658-1726 | Bolligen, Worb, Bern-Münster | Münster dean |
|
Johann Heinrich Ringier | 1668-1745 | Zimmerwald, Bern | |
|
Samuel Heinrich King | 1671-1750 | Bern-Heiliggeist, Büdingen, Waldensberg, Bern | |
|
Samuel Lutz | 1674-1750 | Burgdorf, Yverdon, Amsoldingen, Oberdiessbach | |
|
Johann Rudolf Gruner | 1680-1761 | Trachselwald, Burgdorf | |
|
Johann Georg Altmann | 1695-1758 | Wahlern, Bern | |
| Abraham Kyburz | 1700-1765 | Bümpliz, Schwarzenegg | ||
| David Samuel Daniel Wyttenbach | 1706-1779 | Worb, Bern-Heiliggeist, Marburg | Professor, consistorial councilor and inspector of the reformed churches and schools in the Principality of Upper Hesse | |
| Samuel Anton Wilhelmi | 1730-1796 | Bern-Nydegg, Siselen | ||
| Johann David Wyss | 1743-1818 | Seedorf, Bern-Münster | Pastor until 1803. | |
|
Johann Samuel Ith | 1747-1813 | Bern, Siselen, Bern-Münster | |
| Jakob Samuel Wyttenbach | 1748-1830 | Bern-Burgerspital, Bern-Heiliggeist |
Since 1798
| image | Surname | Lifetime | Type of creation | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Samuel Gottlieb Hünerwadel | 1771-1848 | Zofingen, Bern Holy Spirit | Professor, 1807 member of the church convention, from 1810 the censorship authority, 1813–31 of the church and school council, from 1832 the synod, president of the Bern Bible Society. | |
| Charles-Ferdinand Morel | 1772-1848 | Paris, Corgémont | ||
|
Gottlieb Jakob Kuhn | 1775-1849 | Sigriswil, Bern, Rüderswil, Burgdorf | |
| Johann-Conrad Appenzeller | 1775-1850 | Winterthur, Brütten, Biel | ||
| Samuel Lutz | 1785-1844 | Bern, Wynau | Professor and Dean at the University of Bern, Dean of the Bern Chapter, President of the Regional Synod | |
|
Carl Albrecht Reinhold Baggesen | 1793-1873 | Bern | |
| Karl Howald | 1796-1869 | Bern-Inselspital, Sigriswil | ||
|
Albert Bitzius / Jeremias Gotthelf | 1797-1854 | Utzenstorf, Herzogenbuchsee, Bern-Heiliggeist, Lützelflüh | |
|
Gottlieb Ludwig Studer | 1801-1889 | Bern Burgerspital | Professor, Dean and Rector at the University of Bern |
| Johann Peter Romang | 1802-1875 | Därstetten, Niederbipp | Rector in Biel | |
|
Albrecht Weyermann | 1809-1885 | Binningen, Gsteig near Interlaken, Utzenstorf | State clerk, Federal Chancellor |
| Albrecht Rudolf Rüetschi | 1820-1903 | Trub, Kirchberg, Burgdorf, Bern-Munster | Private lecturer, honorary professor at the University of Bern | |
|
Karl Schenk | 1823-1895 | Scoop | Council of States, Federal Council |
|
Albert Bitzius (son) | 1835-1882 | Utzenstorf, Thunstetten, Courtelary, Twann | Council of States |
| Edmund von Steiger | 1836-1908 | Saanen, Gsteig near Interlaken | Government Councilor, National Councilor, President of the Swiss Red Cross | |
|
Gottfried Strasser | 1854-1912 | Grindelwald | Constitutional Council |
| Eduard Bähler | 1870-1925 | Thierachern, Gampelen | ||
| Martin Werner | 1887-1964 | Krauchthal, Bern | ||
| Alfred de Quervain | 1896-1968 | Berlin, Frankfurt am Main, Stuttgart, Elberfeld, La Neuveville | professor | |
|
Klaus Schädelin | 1918-1987 | Attiswil, Hünibach, Bern-Petrus | Municipal Council (Bern) |
| Paul Berger | 1920-2004 | Eggiwil, Grossaffoltern | ||
| Rudolf drilling | 1920-2010 | Bern, Holderbank, Arlesheim Heidelberg | ||
| Max Wyttenbach | 1921-2015 | President of the Synodal Council from 1965 to 1975 | ||
| Kurt Marti | 1921-2017 | Paris, Rohrbach BE, Leimiswil, Niederlenz, Bern-Nydegg | ||
| Andreas Zeller | * 1955 | Flamatt, Münsingen, Bern | Synodal Council President | |
|
Gottfried W. Locher | * 1966 | Friborg, Bern | President of the Federation of Swiss Protestant Churches, President of the Community of Protestant Churches in Europe |
Individual evidence
- ↑ Parish, office or chair at a university.