Wilhelm Vigier

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 in 1886

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).

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  • 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 (ADB) (in German), vol. 39, Leipzig: Duncker & Humblot, pp. 695–699
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