Brief Life History of Rudolf
When Rudolf Holz was born on 15 March 1767, in Schleinikon, Zürich, Switzerland, his father, Heinrich Notz, was 30 and his mother, Regula Surber, was 30. He married Margaretha Kleisli on 24 September 1792. They were the parents of at least 9 sons and 2 daughters. He died on 9 March 1836, at the age of 68.
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1798
Revolution in Switzerland. Farmers in occupied territories become free citizens. Centralistic parliamentary republic according to French model. Occupation by French troops and some battles of Napoleon vs. Austria and Russia in Switzerland.
1800
Switzerland is one of the first industrialized countries in Europe.
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: German Kurt, Hans, Dieter, Erna, Fritz, Gunther, Manfred, Otto, Ulrich, Bernhard, Erhardt, Erwin.
German: topographic name for a forest dweller, from Middle High German holz ‘wood, copse’.
Jewish (Ashkenazic): from German Holz ‘wood’, either an artificial name or a metonymic occupational name for a woodcutter or someone who sold wood.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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