Paul Pflüger

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Paul Pflüger (born January 3, 1865 in Rio Novo , Minas Gerais , Brazil , † December 13, 1947 in Zurich ) was a Swiss pastor and politician .

Life

The son of a missionary had already earned the reputation of a "red pastor" when he was first pastor in Dussnang . In 1898 he became pastor at the St. Jakob Church in Zurich- Aussersihl . In innumerable publications he commented on social issues. With his confirmands, he founded the Aussersihl young boys' association in 1900, whose members formed the left wing of the labor movement ten years later. The SP became a member of the Cantonal Council in 1900, and in 1901 also the Zurich City Council. In 1910 he was elected to the city council and gave up his pastoral office. After the parliamentary elections in 1911 he was a member of the National Council until 1917. Pflüger was an opponent of the Third International . He was Vice President of the SP from 1912, but then fell out with the party and resigned from his offices in 1922 after a nervous breakdown.

Pflüger was the initiator of the Swiss Social Archives, which was opened in 1907 as the "Central Office for Social Literature in Switzerland". He also set up the Arbeitsshütte Association, which in 1915 became the Association for Family Gardens, which is still responsible for the administration of Zurich's allotment gardens.

Fonts (selection)

  • The essence of the social question. Zurich 1897.
  • The Swiss welfare state: A look around in 1950. Commissioned by the bookstore of the Swiss Grütlivereins, Zurich 1899.
  • Industrial democracy. Zurich 1910.
  • Contribution in: VOICES OF FREE CHRISTIANITY from Switzerland. 3rd ribbon: Social. Articles by CW Kambli, A. Bitzius, P. Pflüger, Ch. Tester, A. Feitknecht, W. Bion, G. Schönholzer, Z. Wirth. J carpenter. Zurich 1898.
  • Social policy speeches and essays. Zurich 1913.
  • The connections between the poor system and poor relief with social legislation and social policy. In: First instruction course for poor carers, organized by the Poor and Asylum Commission of the Swiss Charitable Society and the Swiss Poor Care Conference in Zurich from 8-11. October 1917. Zurich 1918, pp. 127-134.

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SURNAME Pflüger, Paul
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Swiss pastors and politicians
DATE OF BIRTH January 3, 1865
PLACE OF BIRTH Rio Novo , Minas Gerais , Brazil
DATE OF DEATH December 13, 1947
Place of death Zurich