Samuel Mutach
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Samuel Mutach | |
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| Baptized | 24 December 1666 |
| Died | 14 July 1735 Bern |
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| Spouse | Anna Katharina Gross |
Samuel Mutach (baptized 24 December 1666 – 14 July 1735) was a jurist and politician from Bern. He was considered one of the most important jurists of his time and wrote the legal handbook Substantzlicher Underricht von Gerichts- und Rechts-Sachen (1709). From 1719 he was a member of Bern's Small Council.[1]
Biography
[edit]Samuel Mutach was a member of the Mutach family. He was the son of Samuel, a member of the Grand Council, and Magdalena Wyss. He married Anna Katharina Gross, daughter of Gabriel, a member of the Grand Council, council secretary, and state secretary (Rats- und Staatsschreiber).[1] His son Samuel (1690–1761) was a state secretary, and his nephew Gabriel (1702–1772) was, like him, a member of the Small Council.[2]
From 1699 Mutach was a council expectant (Ratsexpektant), and in the Pietist trial of 1699 he was secretary of the religious commission (Religionskommission). From 1701 he was a member of the Grand Council, from 1706 bailiff (Landvogt) of Trachselwald, and from 1719 a member of the Small Council. He was considered one of the most important jurists of his time. He wrote Substantzlicher Underricht von Gerichts- und Rechts-Sachen (1709), a handbook on the legal system that gained great importance and is regarded as an important source for research on legal life in old Bern.[1]
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This article incorporates text from a free content work. Licensed under CC-BY SA. Text taken from Mutach, Samuel, Bernhard Schaaf, Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.
This article incorporates text from a free content work. Licensed under CC-BY SA. Text taken from Mutach, Christian Müller, Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.
Bibliography
[edit]- B. von Rodt, Genealogien burgerlicher Geschlechter der Stadt Bern, 4 (manuscript, 1950, Burgerbibliothek Bern)
