Salomon Hirzel (politician)
Salomon Hirzel (born August 8, 1580 in Zurich ; † June 24, 1652 ibid) was a Swiss businessman , politician and diplomat .
Salomon Hirzel was the son of the businessman and politician Salomon Hirzel (* 1544; † 1601). At first he continued his father's business as a cloth merchant and wholesaler. His political career began in 1609 as a representative of the Saffran Guild in the Grand Council. In the following years he held several offices - including guild master , governor , builder and imperial bailiff - until he was appointed mayor of Zurich in 1637 .
During his political career, Hirzel played a key role in the reorganization of the Zurich administration, for example as a member of the Reformation Commission and the Building Commission. During his tenure as mayor (1637–1652) he pushed through the construction of the city fortifications and commissioned the cartographer Hans Conrad Gyger to produce maps of the Zurich area .
With his doctrine of strict neutrality , Salomon Hirzel made a significant contribution to keeping the Republic of Zurich out of the Thirty Years' War .
literature
- Barbara Schmid: The house book as a literary genre. The records of Johann Heinrich Wasers (1600-1669) and the Zurich house book tradition , in: Daphnis, vol. 34, no. 3/4, Amsterdam, Rodpois, 2005, pp. 603–656, esp. 609 ff. [On the unedited House books Salomon Hirzels and his son Hans Caspar Hirzels].
- Werner Hirzel: Salomon Hirzel and his time: Mayor of the sovereign city and republic of Zurich, 1637–1652 . Juris-Verlag, Zurich 1980 (compiled and illustrated for the special exhibition of the Swiss National Museum from June 28 to August 26, 1980, on the 400th birthday of Salomon Hirzel).
- Leo Weisz : The Sons of Mayor Salomon Hirzel: Publications from the archive of the Hirzel family in Zurich . 3 volumes, Hirzel Verlag, Zurich 1951.
- Leo Weisz: From the life of Mayor Salomon Hirzel, 1580–1652: Publications from the archive of the Hirzel family in Zurich . Schulthess, Zurich 1930.
Web links
- Martin Lassner: Hirzel, Salomon. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland .
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Heinrich Bräm |
Mayor of Zurich 1637–1652 |
Hans Rudolf Rahn |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Hirzel, Salomon |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swiss businessman, politician and diplomat |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 8, 1580 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Zurich |
| DATE OF DEATH | June 24, 1652 |
| Place of death | Zurich |