Alois Büchel
Alois Büchel | |
|---|---|
| Born | 16 April 1941 |
| Spouse |
Dodo Wohlwend (m. 1968) |
| Children | 2 |
| Relatives | Thomas Büchel (brother) |
| Sports career | |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event | Decathlon |
Alois Büchel (born 16 April 1941) is a Liechtenstein former teacher, director, and athlete.
Life
He is from Balzers and attended secondary school in Vaduz before studying German, history, and philosophy in Bern and Bonn from 1963 to 1968, when he received a doctorate. He was a primary school teacher in Mörschwil and also a grammar school teacher in Vaduz.[1] He represented Liechtenstein in the men's decathlon at the 1960 Summer Olympics and the 1964 Summer Olympics.[2]
Büchel was the co-founder, director and lyricist for the cabaret group Kaktus from 1964 to 1970.[1] In 1970, he founded the Theaters am Kirchplatz (TaK) in Schaan, which he was the director until 1992.[3][4] During this time, he staged numerous, including Waiting for Godot, and the theatre built a respectable reputation, including outside of Liechtenstein. He was dismissed as director in 1992 but won a lawsuit against it.[1]
In 2018, Büchel published a book titled Unfassbar.[5] In 2020, he won a case in the Liechtenstein state court regarding him being unlawfully placed into a psychiatric in 2014 and was awarded 50,000 CHF.[6]
Büchel married Dodo Wohlwend on 6 January 1968 and they have two children together.[1] His brother Thomas Büchel served as the Deputy Prime Minister of Liechtenstein from 1993 to 1997.[7]
References
- ^ a b c d "Büchel, Alois". Historisches Lexikon des Fürstentums Liechtenstein (in German). 31 December 2011. Retrieved 28 July 2025.
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Alois Büchel Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 25 January 2018.
- ^ Schremser, Jürgen (31 December 2011). "Theater am Kirchplatz (TaK)". Historisches Lexikon des Fürstentums Liechtenstein (in German). Retrieved 28 July 2025.
- ^ "Vom Vereinshaus zum führenden Theater". Liechtensteiner Vaterland (in German). 10 January 2020. Retrieved 28 July 2025.
- ^ "Alois Büchel veröffentlicht Buch". Liechtensteiner Vaterland (in German). 29 May 2018. Retrieved 28 July 2025.
- ^ "Staat muss «TAK-Wisi» 50'000 Franken zahlen". Liechtensteiner Vaterland (in German). 3 February 2020. Retrieved 28 July 2025.
- ^ "Mitglieder der Regierung des Fürstentums Liechtenstein 1862-2021" (PDF). www.regierung.li. Archived (PDF) from the original on 16 February 2024. Retrieved 15 February 2024.