Maurice Goetschel
Maurice Goetschel (born December 5, 1858 in Delsberg ; died November 19, 1921 in Pruntrut ) was a Swiss lawyer and politician ( FDP ). From 1917 until his death he was a member of the National Council.
biography
Goetschel's father, a Jewish cloth merchant from Niederhagenthal in Alsace , had settled in Delsberg around 1840. Son Maurice was a French citizen in his youth until he was naturalized in the Swiss municipality of Pleigne in 1879 . After graduating from the canton school in Pruntrut , he studied law at the universities of Bern , Strasbourg and Nancy . In 1882 he was admitted to the bar and then ran a law firm in Delsberg. From 1890 to 1921 he served as the deputy governor of the district of Delsberg .
Goetschel's political career began in 1902 when he was elected to the Conseil général, the legislature of the municipality of Delsberg, of which he was a member until 1905. He was then a member of the municipal council from 1906 to 1909 . In both 1902 and 1904 he failed in the elections to the Grand Council of the Canton of Bern , which was mainly due to his Jewish origins. Goetschel ran for the National Council elections in 1917 and managed the election in the North Jura constituency in the second round. He was re-elected in 1919 and died in office.
Goetschel was the first Jewish national councilor in Switzerland.
Web links
- François Kohler: Goetschel, Maurice. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Aaron Kamis-Müller: Anti-Semitism in Switzerland 1900–1930. Chronos Verlag, Zurich 1990. (Zugl. Zurich, Univ., Diss.) ISBN 3-905278-61-8 , p. 250.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Goetschel, Maurice |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swiss lawyer and politician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 5, 1858 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Delémont |
| DATE OF DEATH | November 19, 1921 |
| Place of death | Pruntrut |