Sigmund Widmer

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Sigmund Widmer
Mayor of Zurich
In office
1966–1982
Preceded byEmil Landolt
Personal details
Born(1919-07-30)30 July 1919
Dr. phil.

Sigmund Widmer (born 30 July 1919 in

LdU politician who served as mayor of the city of Zürich
.

Early life and education

Born in Zürich to Bertha Gizella, née Oechslin, and Huldreich, Sigmund Widmer was citizen of the city of Winterthur, raised in Zürich,

Dr. phil., and worked in Zürich as secondary school teacher (Mittelschullehrer) between 1949 and 1954.[1]

Political career

From 1950 to 1954 he was a delegate of the

municipalities, with the objective to oppose the housing shortage in the 1970s. The youth protests of the early 1980s, the so-called Opernhauskrawalle
, marked the end of his term of office, but Sigi Widmer was very popular and became the city's Stapi (Swiss German, meaning "mayor") for 16 years; longer than all 20th-century Zürich mayors.

Other mandates

In 1983 Sigmund Widmer initiated a parliamentary motion to establish the Historical Dictionary of Switzerland. Other mandates include the Mayor of the International Union Bureau for Franco-German understanding and European cooperation (1967–1977) and the bureau of the Pro Helvetia from 1986 to 1989.[1] Widmer was honoured to hold the Federal Assembly speech on occasion of the 700th anniversary celebration of Switzerland on 3 May 1991.[4] In 1992 Widmer was appointed by the Federal Council as a mediator in the conflict over the newly formed Canton of Jura – the "report of the Consultative Commission of the Federal Council and the Kt. Bern and Jura", the so-called Widmer report, was published in 1993.[1]

Personal life

Sigmund Widmer served as colonel of infantry in the Swiss militia army. He has published numerous newspaper articles, gave lectures and wrote books on contemporary and historical issues.[1]

Sigmund Widmer died on 11 August 2003 after a short disease at the cantonal hospital of Valais,[5] and was buried at the Fluntern Cemetery.[6]

Works

Literature (excerpt)

  • Zürich. Eine Kulturgeschichte. 13 volumes. Artemis, Zürich 1975–1986,
    ISBN 3-7608-0399-7
    .

References

  1. ^ a b c d e Christian Baertschi (2011-01-15). "Widmer, Sigmund" (in German). HDS. Retrieved 2015-06-07.
  2. ^ Jan Morgenthaler (2009-11-06). "Das Leben der Ruth Guggenheim Heussler: Ich habe keinen Keller im Schrank" (in German). WOZ Die Wochenzeitung 45/2009. Retrieved 2015-06-07.
  3. ^ Martin Huber (2015-06-05). "Zürichs Traum von der Trabantenstadt". Tages-Anzeiger (in German). Retrieved 2015-06-05.
  4. ISBN 3-906640-42-6
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  5. ^ "Erinnerungen an einen eigenständigen und unermüdlichen Politiker: Alt Stadtpräsident Sigmund Widmer 84-jährig gestorben" (in German). Neue Zürcher Zeitung. 2003-08-13. Retrieved 2015-06-07.
  6. ^ "Friedhof Fluntern" (in German). www.stadt-zuerich.ch. Retrieved 2015-06-07.

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