Samuel Engel
Samuel Engel (born December 2, 1702 in Bern ; † March 26, 1784 ibid ) was a Swiss librarian , geographer , politician , philanthropist and economist .
Life
After a notary's examination , he first worked in state administration and was chief librarian from 1736 to 1748 . 1745 he was appointed to the Grand Council voted was 1748 bis 1754 proconsul in Aarberg and 1760 bis 1765 in Echallens . In addition, he wrote numerous treatises on agronomy , grain supply , forestry and the economical use of wood . As bailiff he set up experimental fields, introduced potato cultivation and afforestation and promoted peat extraction .
Engel also wrote geographical treatises, such as the possibility of a northeast passage . From his wide network of correspondents , he was most closely connected to his cousin Albrecht von Haller .
literature
- Martin Stuber: Engel, Samuel. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland ., 2008
- Paul Pulver: Angel, Samuel. In: New German Biography (NDB). Volume 4, Duncker & Humblot, Berlin 1959, ISBN 3-428-00185-0 , p. 506 f. ( Digitized version ).
- Paul Pulver: Samuel Engel - A Bernese patrician from the Age of Enlightenment (1702–1784) , Bern 1937
Web links
- Correspondence between Samuel Engel and Carl von Linné
- Thomas Klöti, The Bern contribution to the discovery of the Northeast Passage
- Stefan Kern, a Bernese patrician of the 18th century as a polar explorer. Samuel Engel and his hypothesis of a navigable arctic ocean
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Angel, Samuel |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swiss librarian, geographer, politician, philanthropist and economist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 2, 1702 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Bern |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 26, 1784 |
| Place of death | Bern |