Theodor Bovet

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Theodor Bovet (born May 28, 1900 in Rome , † March 6, 1976 in Zurich ) was a Swiss neurologist and Christian marriage counselor .

Life

Bovet grew up in Zurich , studied medicine at the University of Zurich , married in 1921 and received his doctorate there in 1928. He was raised without a denomination and began to become a Christian in the 1930s. After completing his doctorate, he worked for 20 years as a neurologist, then as a marriage counselor in Zurich, Lausanne and Basel. He founded in 1949 and headed the Protestant marriage counseling center in Zurich. From 1955 he was a member of the commission for bridal courses of the Evangelical Reformed Church in Basel-Stadt . Bovet founded the Christian Institute for Marriage and Family Studies in Basel in 1960 and, after its dissolution in 1967, the Institute for Marriage and Family Studies in Zurich and was the editor of the journal EHE , the central paper for marriage and family studies .

In the 1950s, Bovet and the German CDU politician Gustav Adolf Gedat supported homosexuals who fled to Switzerland from West Germany before they were arrested.

Bovet lived in Riehen , later in Zurich. In 1960 he received an honorary doctorate from the Theological Faculty of the University of Zurich.

Teaching

With his conception of marriage studies as a scientific and theological doctrine of marriage, he contributed to the change in attitudes . The themes of his numerous works, which have been translated into several languages, were the relationship between men and women under the aspects of sex, eros and agape as well as the education about homophilia. He was violently attacked by conservative-Puritan circles, which sparked controversy and put him and his issue at the center. There were also positive comments from church representatives both on Bovet himself and on the question of homophilia.

Works

  • The person, their illnesses and changes: a guide f. Students and Doctors. Man and his order , 1948, Furche-Verlag Tübingen.
  • The order of freedom , 1951, Katzmann Tübingen
  • Have time and be free. On the way of life of modern man , 1954, Furche Bücherei 98
  • Lively Pastoral Care: A Practical Guide for Pastors and Laity , 1954, Katzmann Tübingen
  • Marriage - your crisis and regeneration. A manual for married couples and their advisors , 1952, Katzmann Tübingen
  • Meaningful being different , 1959
  • Love is in our midst. A confident contemplation of our needs and the needs of the times , 1961, Evangelische Buchgemeinde Stuttgart,
  • Guided tour through the ages , 1964, Katzmann Tübingen
  • Problems of homophilia from a medical, theological and legal perspective , script 1965, Katzmann, Tübingen and Paul Haupt, Bern.
  • Marriage - The secret is great , revised edition, 1967 Katzmann Verlag Tübingen (Copyright 1955 by Paul Haupt, Bern)
  • Everyday life and miracles in the family - A guide for the family , 207 pages
  • From man to man * The woman-to-be - introduction to the maturity age , 68/72 pages
  • MARRIAGE - The latest science of the oldest way of life, a floor plan for doctors, pastors, marriage counselors and thinking spouses , I. General Part 166 pages, II. Special Part 364 pages
  • Being human , 1979, Paul Haupt Verlag, Bern, ISBN 978-3258026367
  • Young people, sex and love. Biological and psychological information for boys and girls from 15. 1993, Katzmann Tübingen, ISBN 978-3-7805-0377-0 .

literature

  • Theophil Vogt: Dr. Théodore Bovet-Wydler: May 28, 1900 - March 6, 1976. Bereavement address. [Zurich?] [1976?]. 10 sheets.
  • Bruno Strassmann: The theology of marriage in Theodor Bovet: Bovet's theology of marriage in the context of his thinking and his biography. Dissertation, University of Innsbruck , 1994, 369 pages. OCLC 611656517
  • Bovet, Theodore. In: Wilhelm Kosch et al. (Ed.): German Literature Lexicon . 3. Edition. Volume 2, Saur, Munich 2002, p. 497 ( online ).

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b GND 104590114
  2. ^ Schwulengeschichte.ch: Germany: §175-Flucht - Witnesses
  3. ^ Theodor Bovet The Marriage , 1967, introduction
  4. ↑ Th. Bovet's explanations on homophilia
personal data
SURNAME Bovet, Theodore
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Bovet, Théodore
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Swiss neurologist
DATE OF BIRTH May 28, 1900
PLACE OF BIRTH Rome
DATE OF DEATH March 6, 1976
Place of death Zurich