Otto Kopp (politician)
Otto Kopp (born January 31, 1903 in St. Gallen , † August 1, 1972 in Liestal ) was a Swiss politician ( SP ).
Life
Kopp attended schools in St. Gallen and then the teachers' seminar in Schiers . From 1922 to 1947 he was a primary school teacher in Zeglingen , Gelterkinden and Liestal. He was a supporter of Silvio Gesell's free economics .
As a critic of the official adjustment course in World War II, Kopp lost a defamation process against the Basel police chief, but was then elected to the government as a moral winner on the SP list in 1947.
From 1947 to 1953 he worked as finance and from 1953 to 1959 as education director (from 1948 as a non-party ). He made a special contribution to the Tax Act in 1952, the Scholarship Act in 1954 and the establishment of progymnasial departments in secondary schools.
Works
- More than strange , 1947
literature
- In memory of Otto Kopp, former Liestal government councilor. 1972, (KBBL)
- Ruedi Brassel-Moser : “The Schweizerhaus must be clean”. The end of the war in the Basel area in 1945 (= sources and research on the history and regional studies of the canton of Basel-Landschaft 69). Verlag des Kantons Basel-Landschaft, Liestal 1999, ISBN 3-85673-258-6 , pp. 178–205.
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Kopp, Otto |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swiss politician (SP) |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 31, 1903 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | St. Gallen |
| DATE OF DEATH | August 1, 1972 |
| Place of death | Liestal |