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Josef Wilhelm Viktor Vigier (27 August 1823 in Solothurn – 18 March 1886) was a Swiss politician and President of the Swiss Council of States (1862/1863 and 1882/1883).
Vigier was also a judge of the Federal Supreme Court of Switzerland (1858–1874). He presided the court in 1864 and 1873.
He was an uncle of the national councilor and mayor of Solothurn Wilhelm Vigier (1839–1908).
External links
- Thomas Wallner: Vigier, Josef Wilhelm Viktor in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.
- Biography of Vigier Jos. Wilhelm V. on the website of the Swiss Parliament.
- Martin Gisi (1895), "Vigier, Wilhelm", Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (in German), vol. 39, Leipzig: Duncker & Humblot, pp. 695–699
Preceded byNicolaus Hermann | President of the Council of States 1862/1863 |
Succeeded byEduard Häberlin |
Preceded byAuguste Cornaz | President of the Council of States 1882/1883 |
Succeeded byWalter Hauser |
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