Paul Sutermeister | |
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 One of Paul Sutermeister's most well-known portraits | |
| Born | 6 June 1864 Küsnacht, Switzerland |
| Died | 2 February 1905 (aged 40) Bern, Switzerland |
| Occupation | Pastor and writer |
| Notable works | Der Dorfkaiser |
Paul Sutermeister (6 June 1864, in Küsnacht – 2 February 1905, in Bern) was a Swiss theologian, pastor and contributing editor of the Berner Tagblatt.
Paul Sutermeister's father was Otto Sutermeister; his family came from Zofingen.[1] He attended high school in Berne and studied theology at the universities of Basel and Göttingen.[1] He began his sermon in the Appenzell region.[1] “His popular book ‘Der Dorfkaiser’, in which he criticized sharply the lottery 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.”[1] As foreign editor Sutermeister came to the Berner Tagblatt, “edited the Saturday supplement, Berner Heim, and concerned the coverage of concerts and clubs.”[1] 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.”[1] “As a writer, Sutermeister showed an insightful and intimate view of our national life, without overlooking its dark side.”[1] Sutermeister died of pneumonia.[1] He was married to Mathilde Fontannaz and had children.
