| Surname | May | |
| First Name | Albrecht Friedrich | |
| Gender | male | |
| Place of birth | Schadau (Strättligen, today municipality of Thun) | |
| Place of death | Bern | |
| Year of birth | 1773 | |
| Year of death | 1853 | |
| Profession | Public official | |
| Religion | Protestant | |
| Place(s) of activity | Bern | |
| Century | 18 | |
| Biographical information | Son of Friedrich, bailiff of Signau, and Anna Rosina. In 1807, he married Maria Anna Jacqueline Tschiffeli, daughter of Franz Anton, a foreign service officer. Political Institute of Bern, traineeship in administration, law studies in Jena (1796-1797, with Johann Gottlieb Fichte, among others). Secretary of the Swiss Executive Board (1798), diplomatic missions in Paris (1799 and 1802). General Commissioner of the canton of Geneva during the suppression of the Bourla-Papey insurrection (1802). National Prefect of the canton of Zurich (1802). Trip to Italy and training as a lawyer (1803). General Commissioner of the fiefdoms (1804-1815). Member of the Grand Council of Bern (1814-1846). Opponent of the Restoration and of the incorporation of the diocese of Basel into Bern. Bailiff of Courtelary (1816-1823). Chancellor of the canton of Bern (1827-1837). His liberal ideas and his "centre right" policy, situating him apart from the other parties, contributed to Bern's smooth transition to the Regeneration regime. | |
| Title | (a) Beschreibung einer Reise zu Fuß durch einen Theil des Pays de Vaud | |
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| Period covered | 1794 and 1795 | |
| Format / Language | Autograph, German | |
| Physical description | 3 notebooks, 62 pages. 20/16cm. |
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| Place of deposit | StABE (Bern) |
| Classification | N A[lbrecht] F[riedrich] May A 1-3 |
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| Secondary litterature |
E. Blösch: Albrecht Friedrich May. In: Sammlung Bernischer Biographien, Band 1. Bern 1884, S. 637-640. Lauterburg, Ludwig: Albrecht Friedrich May, Staatsschreiber von Bern, dargestellt in seinem Leben und Wirken. In: Berner Taschenbuch auf das Jahr 1860, S. 201-347. |
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| Author | Basel |
