Paul Sutermeister

Paul Sutermeister (born June 6, 1864 in Küsnacht ; † February 2, 1905 in Bern ) was a Swiss Reformed pastor , writer and editor of the Berner Tagblatt .

Life

youth

Paul Sutermeister was a son of Otto Sutermeister . He attended grammar school in Bern and studied theology at the Universities of Basel and Göttingen . During his studies in Göttingen, he became a member of the Thuringia Academic Theological Association .

Pastor

Mathilde Fontannaz, Sutermeister's spouse

He began his sermon in Appenzellerland. In 1898 he published a biography of Meta Heusser-Schweizer , a work on Mission Romande and the pamphletic novel Der Dorfkaiser . «His folk pamphlet 'Der Dorfkaiser', in which he sharply scourged the lottery devil and the unscrupulous exploitation of the weak of the people by village magnates [...] cost him his job as pastor in Walzenhausen and thus led him to work in the daily press."

“After pulpit speeches and conversations were unsuccessful, Pastor Sutermeister wrote the publication 'Der Dorfkaiser', which was published in early 1898 by the well-known publishing house ' Guter Schriften' . Although it remained anonymous, the residents quickly identified their pastor as the author. It soon became clear that “Hubelwies” meant Walzenhausen and “Hinterforst” meant the Lachen district . And that half of Switzerland mockingly pointed to Walzenhausen, which had fallen into the reprehensible lottery game, was felt to be a great shame. "

- Peter Eggenberger

“Members of the Rohner family, who are active in the embroidery industry, were suspected to be ' emperors' . In any case, Titus Rohner […] , who was elected by the Landsgemeinde to the government council in 1893, surprisingly decided not to be re- elected in 1899. »

Editor

As a result, Sutermeister moved from Appenzell to Bern. There he came to the Berner Tagblatt as a foreign editor , "edited its Saturday supplement 'Berner Heim' and took care of the coverage of concerts and associations." For some time he was in charge of "the editing of the weekly newspaper‚ ‹ Fürs Schweizerhaus › "and then the editing of" the Christian entertainment paper ‹ Fürs Heim ›, which appears in Basel . "

Sutermeister was married to Mathilde Fontannaz; In 1905 he died of pneumonia. In his obituary in the Bernese Confederation , he wrote about his writing activities: "As a writer, Sutermeister displayed an understanding and heartfelt view of our popular life, whose downsides he did not overlook." His son Paul Oswald (1902–1969) emigrated to Sylvan Lake (Alberta) , Canada.

Works

The village emperor. Vollmann, Zurich 1898 ( Association for the Distribution of Good Writings, Zurich. Vol. 29). ISBN 978-3-226-00188-4
A quarter of a century of missionary work in southern Africa: trains from Mission romande . Georg Bridel, Lausanne 1898.
Meta Heusser-Schweizer : Life picture of a Christian poet . Basel 1898 ( Reben am Weinstock. Vol. 8). ISBN 978-3-226-00872-2
Boer women: episode from the Boer War. Free broadcast of a drama by Virgile Rossel . Book printing of the Berner Tagblatt, Bern 1901. ISBN 978-3-226-00938-5

literature

Peter Eggenberger : Riot 125 years ago: Pastor Sutermeister was voted out. In: Treff: Walzehuuser Gmaandszytig. March 2014, p. 20.
† Paul Sutermeister. In: Der Bund , Volume 56, No. 60, February 5, 1905.
Pastor Baumgartner, Johannes Howald , Pastor Hugendubel. In memory of Pastor Paul Sutermeister, editor: Died on February 2, 1905. Bern: Buchdruckerei des Berner Tagblatt, 1905. 22 pages. ISBN 978-3-226-00947-7 ( online)
Diaries of Eugen Sutermeister . Editor: Heinrich Beglinger.

Web links

Wikisource: Paul Sutermeister - Sources and full texts

Commons : Paul Sutermeister - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Literature by and about Paul Sutermeister in the catalog of the German National Library
Literature by and about Paul Sutermeister in the bibliographic database WorldCat
Publications by and about Paul Sutermeister in the Helveticat catalog of the Swiss National Library

Individual evidence

↑ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h Cf. † Paul Sutermeister. In: Der Bund , Volume 56, No. 60, February 5, 1905.
^ Report of the Thuringia. Akad-Theol. Connection to the Georgia Augusta in Göttingen. Summer semester 1907 - summer semester 1909. p. 16.
^ Karl Fehr (ed.), Meta Heusser-Schweizer : Hauschronik. Volume 8 of Kilchberger Drucke . Verlag Miro Romano , 1980, p. 193.
^ ^A ^b Peter Eggenberger : Riot 125 years ago: Pastor Sutermeister was voted out. In: Treff: Walzehuuser Gmaandszytig. March 2014, p. 20.
↑ «His father, Paul Sutermeister, was the editor of the 'Berner Tagblatt' from 1898 to 1905. Here in Canada, Mister Suter has left the 'master' behind and is called Suter for the sake of simplicity. The well-known composer Sutermeister is his nephew. " Quote from: Paul Senn : August 1st celebration on the Rütliwiese in Silvan-Lake. In: Schweizer Illustrierte , July 29, 1952, p. 62.

personal data
SURNAME	Sutermeister, Paul
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Swiss pastor, writer and editor
DATE OF BIRTH	June 6, 1864
PLACE OF BIRTH	Küsnacht
DATE OF DEATH	February 2, 1905
Place of death	Bern

[Bund-1] ↑ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h Cf. † Paul Sutermeister. In: Der Bund , Volume 56, No. 60, February 5, 1905.

[2] Report of the Thuringia. Akad-Theol. Connection to the Georgia Augusta in Göttingen. Summer semester 1907 - summer semester 1909. p. 16.

[3] Karl Fehr (ed.), Meta Heusser-Schweizer : Hauschronik. Volume 8 of Kilchberger Drucke . Verlag Miro Romano , 1980, p. 193.

[eggenberger-4] A ^b Peter Eggenberger : Riot 125 years ago: Pastor Sutermeister was voted out. In: Treff: Walzehuuser Gmaandszytig. March 2014, p. 20.

[5] «His father, Paul Sutermeister, was the editor of the 'Berner Tagblatt' from 1898 to 1905. Here in Canada, Mister Suter has left the 'master' behind and is called Suter for the sake of simplicity. The well-known composer Sutermeister is his nephew. " Quote from: Paul Senn : August 1st celebration on the Rütliwiese in Silvan-Lake. In: Schweizer Illustrierte , July 29, 1952, p. 62.