Enciclopedia Cattolica Vol. XI, 1953 History & biography Historians, various biographies

Scherer-Boccard, Theodor

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SCHERER-BOCCARD, THEODOR. - Swiss publicist and politician, b. 12 May 1816 at Donach (Solothurn), d. 6 February 1885 at Solothurn.

He edited several periodicals (Schildwache am Jura from 1836 to 1840; Luzerner Staatszeitung der katholischen Schweiz from 1842 to 1847; Schweizerische Kirchenzeitung from 1855 to 1872), carried on active journalistic work during the period of the Sonderbund, and after 1847 took a particular interest in the Catholic restoration in Switzerland, promoting in 1857 the founding of the Piusverein, of which he was president until his death, in 1868 that of the Archiv für schweizerische Reformationsgeschichte, and in 1874 that of the Association of Catholic Worship.

A member of the Arcadia in 1846, he was created a Roman count in 1852 by Pius IX.

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BIBL.: E. F. J. Müller, s. v. in LThK, IX, col. 245, with bibliography; J. G. Mayer, Graf T. von S.-B., Freiburg 1900.

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By Silvio Furlani

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Translated from the Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. XI (1953), col. 45.

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Furlani, Silvio. “Scherer-Boccard, theodor.” In Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. XI, col. 45. Città del Vaticano: Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico, 1953. https://azioneromana.com/article/scherer-boccard-theodor.

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Furlani, Silvio. “Scherer-Boccard, theodor.” Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. XI, Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico, 1953, col. 45. Azione Romana, https://azioneromana.com/article/scherer-boccard-theodor.

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  author    = {Furlani, Silvio},
  title     = {Scherer-Boccard, theodor},
  booktitle = {Enciclopedia Cattolica},
  volume    = {XI},
  pages     = {45},
  note      = {Cited by column},
  publisher = {Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico},
  address   = {Città del Vaticano},
  year      = {1953},
  url       = {https://azioneromana.com/article/scherer-boccard-theodor}
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