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Heinrich Federer
Born6 October 1866
Brienz, Canton of Bern
Switzerland
Died29 April 1928
Zürich, Switzerland
Resting placeRehalp cemetery
NationalitySwiss
Occupation(s)Catholic priest, novelist, poet, memoirist
RelativesFederer family

Heinrich Federer (6 October 1866 – 29 April 1928) was a Swiss writer and Catholic priest.

Biography

Federer's birthplace in Brienz

Federer was born on 6 October 1866 in the Bernese village of Brienz. His father, Johann Paul Federer, was a wood carver and school teacher whose family came from Berneck, St. Gallen. He attended grammar school in Sarnen from 1881 until 1887, when he went to study at a college in Schwyz. After studying Catholic theology in Eichstätt, Lucerne, and Freiburg, he was ordained as a Catholic priest in 1893 and assigned as the chaplain in Jonschwil.[1] He retired from the priesthood in 1899 after suffering from ill health. After an asthma diagnosis in 1900, he was transferred to a women's home in Zürich to recover.[2] While there, he worked as the editor-in-chief of the Neue Zürcher Nachrichten, a Catholic newspaper.

Federer had requested residence at Einsiedeln Abbey but was denied admission due to rumors of inappropriate sexual behavior.[3] On 24 September 1902, Federer was accused of eliciting an abusive sexual relationship with a twelve year old pupil, Emil Brunner.[4]

Federer wrote as a novelist, poet, and memoirist. Many of his books had religious themes, and countered the nationalistic Heimatkunst movement in Switzerland.[3] In the 20th-century he was a best-selling author and awarded multiple literary accolades, including the Gottfried-Keller-Preis in 1925.[5]

Federer's last residence in Zürich

Federer died on 29 April 1928 and is buried in the Rehalp cemetery in Zürich. His literary works are preserved in the Swiss Literary Archives in Bern.

In 1966 Federer was honored with a Swiss federal stamp.

Bibliography

References

  1. ^ "Heinrich Federer - Oxford Reference". www.oxfordreference.com.
  2. ^ Meier, Pirmin (2013-07-14). "Der Heilige Vater Franziskus sprach das Wort des Jahres" (PDF). Zentralschweiz am Sonntag (in German). p. 7.
  3. ^ a b "Heinrich Federer | Swiss writer". Encyclopedia Britannica.
  4. ^ Germany, SPIEGEL ONLINE, Hamburg. "Heinrich Federer Leben und Werk - Projekt Gutenberg". gutenberg.spiegel.de.((cite web)): CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  5. ^ "Sachseln Online: Willkommen". www.sachseln.ch.
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