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Ulrich Bräker
Ulrich Bräker (1735–1798) was a Swiss people, Swiss autodidact, writer and diarist, known for his autobiography, published in 1789, widely received at the time as the voice of an unspoiled State of nature, "natural man" of the lower classes, based on the title of which Bräker became known as "The Poor Man of Toggenburg" (''Der arme Mann im Toggenburg''). Bräker was born as the oldest of eight siblings in Scheftenau, Wattwil, Toggenburg (at the time a territory owned by the Abbey of St. Gall). After the hofname, estate name of his birth house, he was also known as ''Näppis-Ueli'' (''Näbisuli''). He was the son of Johannes Bräker (''Näbishans'', 1708–1762). During 1741–54, the family worked the remote estate of ''Dreyschlatt''. Ulrich was educated in literacy and basic arithmetics during ten weeks each winter, working as a goatherd for the rest of the year. In 1754, the family moved to Wattwil, where Ulrich worked various jobs. In 1755, he entered the service of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ulrich Braeker, Portrait Ca
Ulrich (), is a German given name, derived from Old High German ''Uodalrich'', ''Odalric''. It is composed of the elements ''Othala rune, uodal-'' meaning "(noble) heritage" and ''-rich'' meaning "rich, powerful". Attested from the 8th century as the name of Alamannic nobility, the name is popularly given from the high medieval period in reference to Saint Ulrich of Augsburg (canonized 993). There is also a surname Ulrich. It is most prevalent in Germany and has the highest density in SwitzerlandThis last name was found in the United States around the year 1840Most Americans with the last name were concentrated in Pennsylvania, which was home to many Pennsylvania Dutch, German immigrant communities. Nowadays in the United States, the name is distributed largely in the Pennsylvania-Ohio regio History Documents record the Old High German name ''Oadalrich'' or ''Uodalrich'' from the later 8th century in Alamannia. The related name ''Adalric'' (Anglo-Saxon name, Anglo-Saxon cognate '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
