Member of the swiss federal council (1872-1929).
Born September 27th, 1872 in Sumiswald.
Died November 14th, 1929 at 57 years old in Bern.
Life is so beautiful that death has fallen in love with it, a jealous, possessive love that grabs at what it can. But life leaps over oblivion lightly, losing only a thing or two of no importance, and gloom is just a passing shadow of a cloud. Yann Martel