Erwin Kurz

Erwin Kurz ( born April 29, 1846 in Aarau, † February 8, 1901 ibid; homeland justified in Schwamendingenstrasse and Aarau ) was a Swiss politician ( FDP). He represented from 1881 until his death in the Canton of Aargau in the National Council.

Biography

The sixth of ten children of the literary historian Heinrich Kurz graduated in Aarau Cantonal School, where his father worked as a teacher. He then studied law at the Universities of Zurich and Leipzig. In Zurich he was a member of the fraternity Helvetia. In 1868, he admitted to the Bar at the age of 22 years. After a short career as a lawyer, he joined the civil service in 1869 and was secretary of the Justice Department of the Canton of Aargau.

1875 Short worked as city clerk of Aarau, put this post but in the same year down when he was elected to the City Council Aarau. This he was a member until 1880, he was also President of the Aarau school care. In addition to his political positions, he was mainly working as a lawyer. In the military, he held the rank of colonel and was deputy to the top auditor.

From 1876 until his death in was short the Aargau cantonal parliament to which he 1886/87 presided. As a member of the Constitutional Council, he was 1884/85 with the drafting of a new cantonal constitution, in particular, included the expansion of people's rights to his main concern. In 1881 he was elected to the National Council. In this he practiced as President of the Commission on the Unification of great influence, 1886/87 he was a National President.

In addition to his professional and political activity had short several other offices held. From 1881 to 1887, he was director of Aargau teaching seminary, in 1885 the Board of Directors of the Aargau Bank ( predecessor of the Cantonal Bank ) and from 1895 the Board of Directors of the Central Railway. He also presided over the support committee for the construction of Wynentalbahn.

A nephew of short was the professor of constitutional law Heinrich Triepel. His mother was a sister of Mathilde short. During school Triepel visited more often his relatives in Aarau, where he received the opportunity to gain an insight into the lawyers practice of his uncle. Perhaps, Triepel later wrote in his memoirs, had at that time received impressions were fundamental to his decision to become a lawyer.