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Caspar Decurtins was born in [[Trun, Switzerland|Trun]], a small village in the [[Sursilvan dialects (Romansh)|Romansh]] speaking western part of [[Grisons|the canton]]. His father, Laurenz Christian Decurtins, was a physician and one of the local land owners. His mother, born Margaretha Katharina Latour, also came from a prominent family in the [[Vorderrhein (river)|Vorderrhein (literally: ''"pre-Rhine"'') valley]]. The politician [[:de:Caspar de Latour|Caspar de Latour]] (1827-1861) was a paternal uncle.<ref name=CDRomansh>{{cite web|url=http://www.e-lir.ch/index.php?id=693|title=Decurtins, Caspar|author=Adolf Collenberg|publisher=Historischen Lexikon der Schweiz, Bern|accessdate=4 April 2017}}</ref> |
Caspar Decurtins was born in [[Trun, Switzerland|Trun]], a small village in the [[Sursilvan dialects (Romansh)|Romansh]] speaking western part of [[Grisons|the canton]]. His father, Laurenz Christian Decurtins, was a physician and one of the local land owners. His mother, born Margaretha Katharina Latour, also came from a prominent family in the [[Vorderrhein (river)|Vorderrhein (literally: ''"pre-Rhine"'') valley]]. The politician [[:de:Caspar de Latour|Caspar de Latour]] (1827-1861) was a paternal uncle.<ref name=CDRomansh>{{cite web|url=http://www.e-lir.ch/index.php?id=693|title=Decurtins, Caspar|author=Adolf Collenberg|publisher=Historischen Lexikon der Schweiz, Bern|accessdate=4 April 2017}}</ref> |
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He attended [[Gymnasium (school)|Gymnasium (secondary school)]] in [[Disentis]] and [[Chur]], before moving to [[German empire|Germany]] in 1875 to conclude his university-level studies. He studied [[History]], [[Art history]] and [[Civil Law]] at [[Munich University|Munich]] and [[Heidelberg University|Heidelberg]] where he received his doctorate in 1876. His doctoral work concerned the seventeenth century [[Grisons]] [[Landammann]] (''"chief magistrate"'') [[:de:Clau Maissen|Nikolaus Maissen]].<ref name="Göttingen1981">{{cite book|author1=Leza Uffer|author2=Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Göttingen| title=DeCurtins, Caspar|work=Chronikliteratur - Engel und Eremit|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=RqY8QmdETc4C&pg=PA370|date=1 January 1981|publisher=Walter de Gruyter|isbn=978-3-11-084592-1|pages=370}}</ref> He then spent a term at [[Strasbourg University|Strasbourg]].<ref name=CDRomansh/> In political terms, he had grown up in the liberal enlightenment ambience of his mother's family, the Latours. He showed early evidence of his own political commitment in 1874, when he was expelled from the [[:de:Schweizerischer Zofingerverein|Swiss "Zofinger" students' association]] while still in [[Chur]], after he showed his support for [[Ultramontanism]]. In 1875 he joined an alternative student association, the [[Schweizerischer Studentenverein]].<ref name=CDselonAC/> |
He attended [[Gymnasium (school)|Gymnasium (secondary school)]] in [[Disentis]] and [[Chur]], before moving to [[German empire|Germany]] in 1875 to conclude his university-level studies. He studied [[History]], [[Art history]] and [[Civil Law]] at [[Munich University|Munich]] and [[Heidelberg University|Heidelberg]] where he received his doctorate in 1876. His doctoral work concerned the seventeenth century [[Grisons]] [[Landammann]] (''"chief magistrate"'') [[:de:Clau Maissen|Nikolaus Maissen]].<ref name="Göttingen1981">{{cite book|author1=Leza Uffer|author2=Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Göttingen| title=DeCurtins, Caspar|work=Chronikliteratur - Engel und Eremit|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=RqY8QmdETc4C&pg=PA370|date=1 January 1981|publisher=Walter de Gruyter|isbn=978-3-11-084592-1|pages=370}}</ref> He then spent a term at [[Strasbourg University|Strasbourg]].<ref name=CDRomansh/> In political terms, he had grown up in the liberal enlightenment ambience of his mother's family, the Latours. He showed early evidence of his own political commitment in 1874, however, when he was expelled from the [[:de:Schweizerischer Zofingerverein|Swiss "Zofinger" students' association]] while still in [[Chur]], after he showed his support for [[Ultramontanism]]. In 1875 he joined an alternative student association, the [[Schweizerischer Studentenverein]].<ref name=CDselonAC/> |
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Caspar Decurtins (23 November 1855 - 30 May 1916) was a politician (Catholic-Conservative) from the Surselva region, up-river to the west of Chur in the Swiss canton of Grisons.[1][2]
He is regarded as a leading pioneer of the European Social Catholicism movement.[3]
Life
Caspar Decurtins was born in Trun, a small village in the Romansh speaking western part of the canton. His father, Laurenz Christian Decurtins, was a physician and one of the local land owners. His mother, born Margaretha Katharina Latour, also came from a prominent family in the Vorderrhein (literally: "pre-Rhine") valley. The politician Caspar de Latour (1827-1861) was a paternal uncle.[4]
He attended Gymnasium (secondary school) in Disentis and Chur, before moving to Germany in 1875 to conclude his university-level studies. He studied History, Art history and Civil Law at Munich and Heidelberg where he received his doctorate in 1876. His doctoral work concerned the seventeenth century Grisons Landammann ("chief magistrate") Nikolaus Maissen.[5] He then spent a term at Strasbourg.[4] In political terms, he had grown up in the liberal enlightenment ambience of his mother's family, the Latours. He showed early evidence of his own political commitment in 1874, however, when he was expelled from the Swiss "Zofinger" students' association while still in Chur, after he showed his support for Ultramontanism. In 1875 he joined an alternative student association, the Schweizerischer Studentenverein.[1]
References
- ^ a b Adolf Collenberg (8 May 2009). "Decurtins, Caspar". Dictionnaire historique de la Suisse, Berne. Retrieved 4 April 2017.
- ^ Karl Fry (1957). "Decurtins, Kaspar". Neue Deutsche Biographie. p. 550. Retrieved 4 April 2017.
- ^ Cédric Humair (January 2004). Capitalisme organisé et abandon du libre-échange. Peter Lang. p. 621. ISBN 978-3-03910-390-4.
{{cite book}}:|work=ignored (help) - ^ a b Adolf Collenberg. "Decurtins, Caspar". Historischen Lexikon der Schweiz, Bern. Retrieved 4 April 2017.
- ^ Leza Uffer; Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Göttingen (1 January 1981). DeCurtins, Caspar. Walter de Gruyter. p. 370. ISBN 978-3-11-084592-1.
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