| Surname | Tavel, von | |
| First Name | Johann Rudolf | |
| Gender | male | |
| Place of birth | Berne | |
| Place of death | Berne | |
| Year of birth | 1755 | |
| Year of death | 1811 | |
| Profession | Public official | |
| Religion | Protestant | |
| Place(s) of activity | Bern | |
| Century | 18 | |
| Biographical information | Son of Johann Rudolf von Tavel and Maria Louise de Chandieu. In 1725, he married Maria Elisabeth von Muralt in Bümpliz (BE). Colonel in the Dutch army. He was bailiff of Lenzburg in 1750. | |
| Title | Notebook 1: (a) Tagebuch vom 1 Augusti 1777 biß zum 13ten Decembris gleichen Jahrs | |
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| Period writen | 1 August 1777 - 26 January 1798 | |
| Period covered | 1 August 1777 - 26 January 1798 | |
| Format / Language | Autograph, German | |
| Physical description | 28 notebooks of approximately 45 pages each, with numbers 9, 10 and 11 missing. about 18 / 11cm. |
| Content | Tavel, as he states himself, writes this text for his young children. He wants to confess his mistakes and aims to write "with sincerity". His life story begins with the depiction of his origins in a "good patrician" family and a characterisation of his parents. He writes about his birth and his education. In 1772, he enters the military service of Piedmont, but falls seriously ill and returns to the Bernese region in the same year. In the following years, "boredom and idleness" dominate Tavel's life; he has "a lot of female company"; he also works in an office. In the Burgerbesatzung (election for the Grand Council) of 1781, Tavel is not elected to become a member, despite good prospects. He then writes about his marriage and the birth of his children. He wants to educate them to become "valuable fellow citizens". His autobiography written at the same time is obviously part of this plan. |
| Place of deposit | StABE (Bern) |
| Classification | FA von Tavel 10, Nr. 13 |
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| Author | Basel |
