Werner Sutermeister (1868–1939) is a

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well known for his

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Life

Werner Sutermeister was a son of Ernestine Moehrlen and

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.< ...

. attended Gymnasium Kirchenfeld in

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. He then studied

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and

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Basel , french: link=no, Bâlois(e), it, Basilese , neighboring_municipalities= Allschwil (BL), Hégenheim (FR-68), Binningen (BL), Birsfelden (BL), Bottmingen (BL), Huningue (FR-68), Münchenstein (BL), Muttenz (BL), Reinach (BL), Riehen (BS ...

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and

. In 1891 he became a teacher for

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s. 1894 he promoted with a dissertation about

Klemens von Metternich Klemens Wenzel Nepomuk Lothar, Prince of Metternich-Winneburg zu Beilstein ; german: Klemens Wenzel Nepomuk Lothar Fürst von Metternich-Winneburg zu Beilstein (15 May 1773 – 11 June 1859), known as Klemens von Metternich or Prince Metternic ...

’s relationship to

Switzerland ). Swiss law does not designate a ''capital'' as such, but the federal parliament and government are installed in Bern, while other federal institutions, such as the federal courts, are in other cities (Bellinzona, Lausanne, Luzern, Neuchâtel ...

between 1840 and 1848. For six years he worked as a teacher at the girls' school of Bern. In the spring of 1900 he was elected to the Gymnasium of Bern, where he taught History and German for 37 years. He also directed the orchestra of the Gymnasium. Sutermeister also wrote for the Bernese daily newspaper ''

Der Bund ''Der Bund'' (English: ''The Union'') is a Swiss German-language daily newspaper published in Bern. Established in 1850 and associated with the cause of liberalism, it was among the leading quality newspapers in Switzerland for much of the 19t ...

'': ::''He was a master of light-headed philosophy, and he shook the kaleidoscope of the German language to delight himself and the mischievous coincidences of his rhymes. So he has brought some cheerful, but also some thoughtful note in our newspaper text.''''Dr. Phil. Werner Sutermeister, alt Gymnasiallehrer in Bern, ist im Alter von 71 Jahren gestorben.'' In: ''

'', 20 April 1939, nr. 182, “Abend-Ausgabe”, page 4, with photo.

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* Manfred Hanke
“Wer guet cha schüttle, cha wool rime.”
In: '' Schweizer Monatshefte. Zeitschrift für Politik, Wirtschaft, Kultur.'' vol. 56, 1976/1977, p. 1023. 1868 births 1939 deaths People from Zofingen Swiss writers in German Swiss male writers Grotesque 19th-century Swiss poets 20th-century Swiss poets 20th-century male writers Swiss poets in German Swiss male poets {{Switzerland-writer-stub