| Surname | Hirzel | |
| First Name | Hans Kaspar | |
| Gender | male | |
| Place of birth | Zürich | |
| Place of death | Zürich | |
| Year of birth | 1746 | |
| Year of death | 1827 | |
| Profession | Public official | |
| Religion | Protestant | |
| Place(s) of activity | Zürich | |
| Century | 19 | |
| Biographical information |
Son of Hans Jacob. In 1769 he married Anna Magdalena Escher, daughter of the alderman Hans Caspar. His career can be summarised as follows: 1775: On the Great Council. 1778: Bailiff of Baden. 1781: On the Small Council. 1785: Bailiff of Horgen. 1792: Federal representative during [French?] occupation of the border near Basel. 1797—98: Envoy of Zurich at the last federal convention in Aargau. 1798: Member of provisional government, but deposed during Helvetic Republic. 1799: Kept hostage in Basel during revolution. 1801: Minister of Justice in Helvetic Republic. 1802: President of interim government, but arrested and interned after the French intervened. 1803: Resigned from political life and turned to scientific studies. Hirzel is regarded as one of the most important old-regime politicians during the revolutionary period in Zurich. |
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| Period writen | 1802 - 1803 | |
| Period covered | 1802 - 1803 | |
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| Physical description | Book, 11/18 cm, 341 pages |
| Content | Diary both personal and political. It includes Hirzel's deportation (alongside other prominent citizens / politicians) from Zurich to Aarbur. |
| Place of deposit | ZBZ |
| Classification | FA Hirzel 298 |
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| Secondary litterature |
H. Escher. Die Staatsgefangenen auf Aarburg im Winter 1802/03. aus den Aufzeichnungen J.C. Hirzels. In: Neujahrsblatt der Stadtbibliothek Zürich 1908. Ders. Aus den Unterhaltungen der Staatsgefangenen auf Aarburg. nach dem Tagebuch J.C. Hirzels. In: Neujahrsblatt der Stadtbibliothek Zürich 1909. |
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| Author | Basel |
