Marcel Bollinger
Bollinger, Marcel | |
|---|---|
| Born | Bollinger, Marcel 17 April 1923 |
| Died | 17 May 2003 (aged 80) |
| Occupations | Swiss editor and municipal council |
| Years active | 1956-2003 |
| Known for | Social Democratic Party of Switzerland and freethinker |
| Notable work | Trade unionists |
Marcel Bollinger (17 April 1923 in Schaffhausen – 17 May 2003 in Beringen) was a Swiss freethinker.
Biography
Bollinger and his later wife Emmi were politically shaped in Schaffhausen youth groups of the working-class movement of the 1930s. He became a member of the Social Democratic Party of Switzerland and trade unionists and was from 1956 to 1988 SP municipal council in Beringen.[1]
From 1958 to 1979 he was the central president of the Freethinkers Association of Switzerland.[2]
Freethinker award
On 9 October 2015 the Swiss Freethinkers awarded the [Freidenkerpreis] prize, worth 10,000 francs, for the first time. The Freethinkers Award will be awarded every two years and will be financed by a gift of inheritance.[3][4]
References
- ↑ Müller, Jakob (17 July 2003). "Marcel Bollinger" (PDF). Schaffhauser AZ. No. 29. p. 14. Archived from the original on 30 December 2016. Retrieved 2 August 2025.
- ↑ Kaech, Jean (August 2003). "Abschied von Marcel Bollinger (1923–2003)" [Farewell to Marcel Bollinger (1923–2003)] (PDF). Frei Denker (in German). Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 December 2016.
- ↑ "freidenken" (in German). Archived from the original on 23 June 2018. Retrieved 9 May 2019.
- ↑ "ETH - e-periodica". www.e-periodica.ch (in German). Retrieved 20 August 2019.