Sebastian Zuberbühler

Sebastian Zuberbühler (born September 19, 1809 in Trogen ; † October 15, 1868 in Rorschach ) was a Swiss educator .

Life

The Trogen Cantonal School at the time of Zuberbühler's visit

Sebastian Zuberbühler attended elementary school in his home town. After attending primary school, the child, who was considered gifted, first had to learn the weaving trade due to the lack of financial means, in line with his father's profession. In the years from 1823 to 1826 he graduated from the Trogen Cantonal School . Although he was still a minor, he founded a private primary school in Trogen in 1826. One year later he was able to go to university. In 1827 and 1828 he studied mathematics and natural sciences at the University of Basel . Subsequently he was a teacher in Winterthur from 1828 to 1830, in Trogen from 1830 to 1833, in Liestal from 1833 to 1836 and in Waldenburg from 1836 to 1837. During this time he was one of the founders of the Baselland cantonal teachers' association , which he held from 1833 to 1835 as the first president. During this time he contributed to the development of the new school system in the new canton of Baselland .

In 1837 Zuberbühler became senior teacher and deputy director at the teachers' seminar in Schloss Münchenbuchsee and school inspector in the canton of Bern . Due to the election victory of the Conservatives, he had to give up his position in 1852. He then became rector of the teachers' college in Chur in 1852 . In 1861 he moved to the post of rector of the teachers' college in St. Gallen , which from 1864 was housed in the Mariaberg monastery in Rorschach.

Zuberbühler campaigned for the improvement of the school and teaching system in Switzerland and was involved in the founding of appropriate associations in many ways. But he also worked through lectures and writings, for example he published the educational papers in the 1860s .

Works (selection)

• Curriculum or friendly advice for teachers in the canton of Graubünden. 1856.
• Educational speeches and treatises. 1869.

literature

• Seminar director Sebastian Zuberbühler von Trogen . In: Appenzellische Jahrbücher , Volume 10 (1870), pp. 165-181.
• Otto Hunziker :  Zuberbühler, Sebastian . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 45, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1900, p. 466 f.

Web links

• Hans-Ulrich Grunder: Zuberbühler, Sebastian. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland . November 18, 2014 , accessed May 15, 2019 .
• Sebastian Zuberbühler . In: Kaspar Birkhäuser : The personal dictionary of the Canton of Basel-Landschaft. Liestal 1997.