Paul Sutermeister (6 June 1864, in
Küsnacht – 2 February 1905, in
Bern
german: Berner(in)french: Bernois(e) it, bernese
, neighboring_municipalities = Bremgarten bei Bern, Frauenkappelen, Ittigen, Kirchlindach, Köniz, Mühleberg, Muri bei Bern, Neuenegg, Ostermundigen, Wohlen bei Bern, Zollikofen
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) was a Swiss theologian, pastor and contributing editor of the
Berner Tagblatt.
Biography
Paul Sutermeister's father was
Otto Sutermeister
Friedrich Gottlieb Otto Sutermeister (27 September 1832 in Tegerfelden – 18 August 1901 in Aarau) was a Swiss folklorist and professor at the University of Berne who collected and revised numerous folk tales, legends, fables, and proverbs.< ...
; his family came from
Zofingen.
[''† Paul Sutermeister.'' In: '' Der Bund'', 56. Jahrgang, Nr. 60, 5 February 1905.] He attended high school in Berne and studied theology at the universities of
Basel and
Göttingen.
He began his sermon in the
Appenzell
Appenzell is a historic canton in the northeast of Switzerland, and entirely surrounded by the canton of St. Gallen.
Appenzell became independent of the Abbey of Saint Gall in 1403 and entered a league with the Old Swiss Confederacy in 1411, ...
region.
“His popular book ‘Der Dorfkaiser’, in which he criticized sharply the
lottery
A lottery is a form of gambling that involves the drawing of numbers at random for a prize. Some governments outlaw lotteries, while others endorse it to the extent of organizing a national or state lottery. It is common to find some degree of ...
and the ruthless exploitation of vulnerable people by the village magnate
..costed him his job as a pastor in
Walzenhausen and led him to the activity in the daily press.”
As foreign editor Sutermeister came to the ''Berner Tagblatt'', “edited the Saturday supplement, ''Berner Heim'', and concerned the coverage of concerts and clubs.”
For some time he was editor-in-chief of the weekly magazine ''
Fürs Schweizerhaus'' and later of the Basel published Christian entertainment magazine ''
Fürs Heim''.”
“As a writer, Sutermeister showed an insightful and intimate view of our national life, without overlooking its dark side.”
Sutermeister died of pneumonia.
He was married to Mathilde Fontannaz and had children.
Bibliography
* ''Der Dorfkaiser.'' Vollmann, Zurich 1898 (''Verein für Verbreitung guter Schriften, Zürich.'' Vol. 29). (Reprint: EOD Network, 2011. )
* ''Ein Vierteljahrhundert Missionsarbeit im südlichen Afrika: Züge aus der .'' Georg Bridel, Lausanne 1898.
* ''
Meta Heusser-Schweizer: Lebensbild einer christlichen Dichterin.'' Basel 1898 (''Reben am Weinstock.'' Vol. 8). (Reprint: EOD Network, 2011. )
* ''Burenfrauen: Épisode aus dem Burenkriege.'' Free translation from a drama of
Virgile Rossel. Buchdruckerei des Berner Tagblatts, Bern 1901. (Reprint: EOD Network, 2011. )
Secondary Literature
* ''† Paul Sutermeister.'' In: ''
Der Bund'', 56. Jahrgang, Nr. 60, 5 February 1905.
* ''Zum Andenken an Herrn Pfarrer Paul Sutermeister, Redaktor: Gestorben am 2 February 1905.'' Bern: Buchdruckerei des Berner Tagblatt, 1905. 22 pages. With contributions by pastor Baumgartner,
Johannes Howald and H. Hugendubel. (Reprint: EOD Network, 2011. )
Online)
References
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1864 births
1905 deaths
People from Küsnacht
Swiss writers in German
Swiss male novelists
Swiss Calvinist and Reformed ministers
University of Basel alumni
University of Göttingen alumni
19th-century Swiss novelists
19th-century male writers