Niklaus Blauner
Niklaus Blauner (born December 13, 1713 in Bern ; † February 22, 1791 ibid) was a Swiss professor of physics and geography .
After studying theology in Bern and mathematics with Jean-Pierre de Crousaz in Lausanne and Johann I Bernoulli in Basel , he was ordained a Reformed pastor in 1741 and elected as the successor to Samuel König as a mathematics professor at the high school in Bern, the forerunner of the University of Bern , and was its rector from 1759 to 1762 . Before taking up his position, he traveled to Paris , where he studied physics with Jean-Antoine Nollet until 1751. In 1759 he prepared a report for the economic society in Bern for the establishment of a network of weather stations and in 1765 he determined the meridian of the city of Bern.
As an academic teacher, Blauner was unsuccessful, became a mockery of students with his amateur Bern German lectures and had to resign from his teaching post in 1784. A transcript of his lectures, quoted in the Berner Brunnenchronik by Karl Howald , is an important document for the use of Bern German in the 18th century .
literature
- François de Capitani (ed.): Hey quiet! The Bern German geography lectures by the otherwise insignificant Bern professor Niklaus Blauner from 1783, with a chapter on Bern German in the 18th century and a glossary by Roland Ris , Bern 1980
Web links
- Karin Marti-Weissenbach: Blauner, Niklaus. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Blauner, Niklaus |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swiss physicist, professor of physics and geography |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 13, 1713 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Bern |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 22, 1791 |
| Place of death | Bern |