Brief Life History of Samuel
When Samuel Goldenberger was born in 1844, in Schmiedrued, Aargau, Switzerland, his father, Samuel Goldenberger, was 26 and his mother, Maria Elisabeth Bolliger, was 23. He married Emma Brunner on 13 November 1890. They were the parents of at least 2 sons. He died on 10 March 1951, at the age of 107.
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1848
New Federal Constitution combining elements of the U.S. constitution (Federal State with central and cantonal (state) governments and parliaments) and of French revolutionary tradition. The Principles of this constitution are still valid today.
1863
Jean Henru Dunant founded the Red Cross in Geneva.
1914
Switzerland organizes Red Cross units during World War I.
Name Meaning
Biblical name (Hebrew Shemuel), possibly meaning ‘He (God) has hearkened’ (presumably to the prayers of a mother for a son). It may also be understood as a contracted form of Hebrew sha'ulme'el meaning ‘asked of God’. In the case of Samuel the son of Hannah, this would be more in keeping with his mother's statement ‘Because I have asked him of the Lord’ (1 Samuel 1:20). Living in the 11th century bc , Samuel was a Hebrew judge and prophet of the greatest historical importance, who established the Hebrew monarchy, anointing as king both Saul and, later, David. In the Authorized Version two books of the Old Testament are named after him, although in Roman Catholic and Orthodox versions of the Bible they are known as the first and second Book of Kings. The story of Samuel being called by God while still a child serving in the house of Eli the priest (1 Samuel 3) is of great vividness and has moved countless generations. In England and America the name was particularly popular among the 16th-century Puritans and among Nonconformists from the 17th to the 19th century. It became fashionable again in the 1990s.
Dictionary of First Names © Patrick Hanks and Flavia Hodges 1990, 2003, 2006.
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