Christophe-Guillaume Koch

Christophe-Guillaume Koch (Bouxwiller 1737 - 1813 Strasbourg) is a Politician Alsacien.

Biography

The Christophe-Guillaume young person was born on May 9th, 1737 with Bouxwiller in a family with the service from regency from the Hesse-Darmstadt which succeeded the last count de Hanau-Lichtenberg, deceased without male heir. After studies with the local college, it continues its studies with the Gymnasium protesting of Strasbourg, where resident his parents as from 1750. Then raises, disciple and collaborator of Jean-Daniel Schoepflin, Christophe-Guillaume becomes professor of history political and public law to the Protestant university of Strasbourg.

From 1773, Koch become owners with Mittelhausen where their field includes/understands house of Master, house of farmer, mill with flour, court, hollow, barn, stable, vegetable garden, garden-orchard and pond. The whole of their grounds occupies there a surface of 10 hectares and 77 ares.

Christophe-Guillaume Koch, trainer of future diplomats, often accommodated there his young students of the European nobility of the time, of which the count Klemens Wenzel von Metternich - Winneberg, future negotiator of the marriage of Napoleon with Marie-Louise of Austria. The French negotiator of the conditions of this marriage was Louis-Guillaume Otto, count de Mosloy, another former student of Koch, born in Strasbourg about 1753.

The pastoral space of Mittelhausen and the surroundings lent themselves perfectly to the equestrian practical which was with the art of the Escrime and naturally political sciences, one of the elements taught at the university.

In 1787, Christophe-Guillaume Koch becomes vice-chancellor of the university of Strasbourg. During the years which follow the Révolution of 1789, the eminent professor is stopped and imprisoned twice for his preserving principles. Thereafter, it is made in particular the spokesperson and the defender of the interests of the Protestants. Its interventions in Paris allow the settling of two decrees: that of August 17th, 1790 which leaves them advantages and freedoms then that of December 1st, 1790 which exempts the Protestant fields of the sale of the national goods.

From 1791 to 1792, it is one of the 10 Député S of the the Low-Rhine to the legislative Assemblée. From 1802 to 1807, he is member of the Tribunat which discusses the bills and expresses a wish of acceptance or refusal. For services rendered to the nation, it receives on July 14th, 1804 of the hands of Napoleon Bonaparte the chivalric insignia of the Légion of honor. The December 2nd of the same year, it attends Notre-Dame de Paris with the Sacre of the Empereur.

Withdrawn of the public life, Christophe-Guillaume Koch dies in Strasbourg on October 25th, 1813, five days after the Bataille of the nations to Leipzig, as if he had not wanted to survive the great defeat of his friend.

Also let us announce that Johann-Georg-Daniel Arnold, the " father of the dialectal theater alsacien" was one of its preferred pupils.

The bust of professor Koch visible with the Saint-Thomas temple in Strasbourg is a work of Landolin Ohmacht.

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