ied eln . ▁When ▁the ▁storm s ▁of ▁the ▁French ▁Revolution ▁crossed ▁the ▁Rh ine , ▁Abb ot ▁Be atus , ▁the ▁religious , ▁and ▁students , ▁in ▁May , ▁ 1 7 9 8 , ▁went ▁to ▁the ▁Ab bey ▁of ▁St . ▁Ger old , ▁and ▁at ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁year ▁G üg ler ▁was ▁sent ▁to ▁Peters hausen , ▁near ▁Const ance . ▁In ▁ 1 8 0 0 ▁he ▁continued ▁his ▁classical ▁course ▁at ▁Sol oth urn . ▁In ▁ 1 8 0 1 ▁he ▁began ▁philosophy , ▁which ▁he ▁finished ▁with ▁great ▁credit ▁at ▁Luc erne ▁according ▁to ▁Im manuel ▁Kant ▁and ▁Jacob i . ▁Even ▁as ▁a ▁student ▁he ▁showed ▁those ▁opposite ▁tra its ▁of ▁character , ▁for ▁which ▁he ▁was ▁noted ▁all ▁through ▁life : ▁a ▁courage ▁ready ▁to ▁overcome ▁any ▁obst acles ▁and ▁fear ing ▁no ▁consequences ▁in ▁the ▁defence ▁of ▁right , ▁with ▁at ▁the ▁same ▁time ▁an ▁un ob tr us ive , ▁almost ▁shr inking ▁nature ; ▁a ▁very ▁compreh ensive ▁knowledge ▁of ▁men ▁and ▁affairs ▁together ▁with ▁a ▁dread ▁of ▁showing ▁it . ▁During ▁this ▁period ▁he ▁became ▁acquaint ed ▁with ▁Joseph ▁W id mer , ▁a ▁fellow - student , ▁the ▁acquaint ance ▁rip ening ▁into ▁a ▁lif el ong ▁friendship . ▁Through ▁the ▁influence ▁of ▁W id mer , ▁G üg ler , ▁who ▁had ▁become ▁und ec ided ▁as ▁to ▁his ▁future ▁career , ▁took ▁up ▁the ▁study ▁of ▁the ology , ▁which ▁both ▁purs ued ▁at