Philipp Anton von Segesser

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Philipp Anton von Segesser, steel engraving from the 19th century
Philipp Anton von Segesser, photograph from the 19th century

Philipp Anton von Segesser (born April 5, 1817 in Lucerne ; † June 30, 1888 there ) was a Swiss politician and historian .

biography

Philipp Anton von Segesser was the eldest son of Franz Ludwig Segesser von Brunegg (1776–1843) and Maria Anna geb. Schumacher (1794-1850). After completing high school in Lucerne, he went on to study law and history in Heidelberg, Bonn, Berlin and Munich. Back in Lucerne he was a council clerk from 1841 to 1847; During the Sonderbund War , in 1847, he acted as head of the operations office of the Chief of Staff von Elgger. In the first parliamentary elections he was elected a member of the Swiss National Council, to which he belonged until his death. From 1851 to 1860 and between 1861 and 1888 he was a member of the Grand Council of Lucerne, from 1863 to 1867 and from 1871 to 1888 government councilor of the canton of Lucerne and in 1872, 1876 and 1884 Schultheiss . In 1875 he ran unsuccessfully as a Federal Councilor .

He married Josefine Göldlin von Tiefenau (1814–1891), daughter of Johann Ludwig, royal Dutch major general, and Anna Maria geb. Achermann from Ennerberg.

As a National Councilor, Segesser made a significant contribution to the integration of the federally oriented Catholic cantons into the new federal state and, as a member of the government, assumed the undisputed leadership role in his home canton until his death. Through his realpolitical stance and his mediating position, he succeeded in largely keeping the canton of Lucerne out of the turmoil of the Kulturkampf . Segesser also earned merit as a historian. He wrote several fundamental studies on the history of the State of Lucerne and, as the editor of four volumes, was also involved in the publication of the Federal Farewells .

Works

  • Legal history of the city and republic of Lucerne . Räber, Lucerne 1850–1858. Reprint edition: Scientia, Aalen 1974, ISBN 3-511-06560-7 .
  • Official collection of older federal farewells, published by order of the federal authorities . Vol. 1-4. Zurich / Lucerne 1858–1874.
  • Collection of small fonts . 4 volumes. Räber / Wyss, Luzern / Bern 1859–1887 (of which vol. 1: Studies and glosses on daily history 1859–1875 ; vol. 4: Forty-five years in the Lucerne state service 1841–1887 ).
  • Genealogy and gender history of the Segesser von Brunegg in Switzerland and in the German Empire . Wyss, Bern 1884–1885.
  • Ludwig Pfyffer and his time. A piece of French and Swiss history in the 16th century . 3 volumes. Wyss, Bern 1880–1882.

Letters

  • Correspondence between Philipp Anton von Segesser (1817–1888) . Edited by Victor Conzemius and Heidi Bossard-Borner. 9 volumes. Vol. 1–5: Benziger, Zurich / Einsiedeln / Cologne 1983–1992; Vol. 6: Benziger, Freiburg 1995; Vol. 7–9: Academic Press Freiburg, Freiburg 2012, ISBN 978-3-7278-1702-1 , ISBN 978-3-7278-1703-8 and ISBN 978-3-7278-1704-5

literature

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Franz Xaver Bishop:  Segesser, Philipp Anton von. In: Biographisch-Bibliographisches Kirchenlexikon (BBKL). Volume 17, Bautz, Herzberg 2000, ISBN 3-88309-080-8 , Sp. 1283-1286.  ( Article / beginning of article in Internet archive )
personal data
SURNAME Segesser, Philipp Anton von
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Segesser von Brunegg, Philipp Anton von
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Swiss politician and historian
DATE OF BIRTH April 5, 1817
PLACE OF BIRTH Lucerne
DATE OF DEATH June 30, 1888
Place of death Lucerne