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1879–1945
A Swiss doctor who turned practical medical experience into popular writing, he also played a visible public role in Zurich and Swiss politics. His work ranged from child care and family advice to religious and educational themes.
Born in Zurich on March 2, 1879, he studied medicine at the University of Zurich, earned his medical diploma in 1902, and completed a doctorate in 1903. After working as an assistant doctor in Berlin and at the Franklin Hospital in New York, he settled in Zurich in 1904 as a homeopathic physician.
He became known for work focused on children and families. From 1908 he offered courses in child care for expectant mothers, later expanded his practice to help children with speech disorders and anxiety, and in 1917 became medical director of the Kinderheim Zürichberg, which he founded. He also served as an editor for the Evangelische Volkszeitung from 1925 to 1938 and wrote a range of popular medical, educational, and religious texts.
Public life was an important part of his career as well. He sat in the Swiss National Council from 1919 to 1939 as the first and only representative of the Evangelische Volkspartei during that period, and he was also a member of the Zurich Cantonal Council from 1932 to 1939. He died in Zurich on September 22, 1945.