Martin Bider
Martin Bider (born January 18, 1812 in Langenbruck ; † June 19, 1878 there ) was a doctor, politician and promoter of various public works and institutions in Langenbruck and the Waldenburgertal . He worked in the Swiss canton of Basel-Landschaft .
Life
family
Bider was the son of Hans (Johann) Jakob Bider ( Seiler ) and Maria Dettwiler. He was the fourth of ten children. Seven of his siblings died shortly after birth. Only his brother Jakob, who was 2 ½ years his senior and his brother Heinrich 6 ½ years his junior, were given a longer life. He attended elementary schools in Langenbruck and from 1822 to 1825 the grammar school in Basel . From 1825 to 1827 he was on a language course in Avenches . He conducted intensive geology and botany studies and was interested in history. On October 2, 1836, he married Anna Meyer from Waldenburg . They had four children:
- Elise (1837-1892)
- Albert (1841-1921)
- Anna-Maria (1846–1920)
- Anna (1849-1935).
Martin Bider's house was known in the village as the "Doktorhaus". It was on the Schönthalbach behind the house where the grandniece and nephew, the siblings Julie Helene and Oskar Bider, were born .
medicine
From 1827 to 1829, he completed a surgical teaching in Basel barber's shop and from 1830 to 1832, the medical school at the University in Basel , which he in 1832 with state examination and doctoral graduated. For further training he went to the universities of Paris and Berlin . He then worked as a general practitioner in Langenbruck. From 1838 to 1862 he was the district doctor of Waldenburg and hospital nurse, from 1875 to 1878 he was a member of the cantonal sanitary council and medical examiner .
politics
It was only after the turmoil of separation and the founding of the Basel-Landschaft half-canton in 1833 that he became active in cantonal politics. Previously, as a moderate liberal, he had been loyal to the city of Basel from 1830 to 1833. Bider was a member of the "Zunzger Kränzli", a liberal medical association. As a liberal of the party of order, he was from 1838 to 1841 and 1864 to 1875 in the Basel district administrator and between 1868 and 1872 as a moderate liberal in the National Council .
local community
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He made a decisive contribution to the transformation of Langenbruck into a health resort . In 1838 he was, with his father Jacob and others, a founding member of the communal “Non-Profit Society of Langenbruck” (GG). From 1846 until his death he was its president. In this role he tried to solve many problems in the village. He campaigned for the establishment of a toddler school and a district school . The vocational training of the young people was also important to him. In order to curb the emigration, he tried to introduce the watch industry and trimmings . In 1919, Thommens Uhrenfabrik AG from Waldenburg set up a production facility in the village.
In order to meet the requirements of a health resort, the GG also had to work to create the missing infrastructure, such as street lighting, walking paths, hiking trails on the surrounding hills or paths to the neighboring communities, and from 1850 to promote tourism.
In 1854 he was elected to the office of mayor of Langenbruck and found his final resting place in the local cemetery.
In 1872 he co-founded the Kurhausgesellschaft with Chief Justice J. J. Dettwiler and other personalities. This was built from 1874 on the top of the pass of the Upper Hauenstein , at 734 m. ü. M. , the Kurhaus. After a checkered history, the Hotel Restaurant Kurhaus was demolished in 1981. The Kurhaus parcel is still used today for recreation. A campsite was set up on which there are now permanently installed mobile homes .
economy
He was a member of the cantonal church and school property administration. He was also a co-founder of the "Gemeinnützige Gesellschaft Baselland" and served as district president of the "Basellandschaftliche Poor Education Association" founded in 1848. In 1857 he was a member of the Waldenburg district school administration. From 1872 to 1878, Bider was also a member of the board of directors of Basellandschaftliche Hypothekenbank.
In order to bring the spa guests to Langenbruck, he suggested the construction of a horse-drawn tram (150 cm gauge) from the Liestaler “Alten Markt” to Waldenburg as early as 1856 . On the line of the Swiss Central Railway (SCB) Basel - Liestal - Olten, a station should have been built at the "Alter Markt". However, this project failed because of the enormous costs. According to the cost estimate, 1.5 million francs should have been expected. Another suggestion from him was to build a railway with a cogwheel from Waldenburg to Langenbruck. This project was not realized either. For over two decades of his life he campaigned for the construction of a railway from Liestal to Waldenburg. Around 1875 he formed the committee for the construction of a railway in Waldenburgertal , which commissioned chief engineer Burri and director Niklaus Riggenbach to work out a project. This envisaged the construction of a 75 cm narrow-gauge railway “Liestal - Waldenburg” on the existing cantonal road. The project study also contained the expected construction and operating costs and also indicated the possible income. After Bider's death in 1878, his long-time co-initiator Gédéon Thommen took over the chairmanship of the committee and was able to build the Waldenburgerbahn.
One of Bider's words and goals was: «Open up the province». In order to achieve this, he supported efforts to convert Langenbruck into a health resort and advocated the construction of a railway in the Waldenburgertal.
Honors
To commemorate his great services to the benefit of Langenbruck and, above all, to its poorer residents, an obelisk was erected in his honor in 1879 on the pass of the Upper Hauenstein, next to the Kurhaus.
To commemorate his tireless efforts for the realization of a railway line from the canton capital Liestal to Waldenburg (at his request even to Langenbruck) the locomotive No. 1 of the Waldenburgerbahn, which opened on October 30, 1880, was given his name.
literature
- JP Zwicky von Gauen: family tree of the Bider. 1975.
- Hans Leupin: 100 years of the Waldenburgerbahn, 1880–1980. Publishing house Dietschi AG, Waldenburg 1980.
- Paul Jenni: Langenbruck local history. Verlag des Kantons Basel-Landschaft, Liestal 1992, ISBN 3-85673-514-3 , cf. «Well-known Langenbruckers», p. 128.
Notes and individual references
- ^ L State Archives of the Canton of Basel-Landschaft, dictionary of persons
- ↑ Family tree of the Bider families from Langenbruck
- ↑ In 1820 the families Bider, Bieder, Biedert, Biderd and Biderb agreed on the uniform spelling «Bider»
- ↑ The medical examiner is authorized to conduct examinations from admitted students at medical faculties
- ↑ In 1832 the liberal rural communities rebelled against the aristocratic ruled city of Basel
- ↑ today kindergarten
- ↑ from the Swiss Central Railway SCB
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Bider, Martin |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swiss doctor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 18, 1812 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Langenbruck |
| DATE OF DEATH | June 19, 1878 |
| Place of death | Langenbruck |