Alexander Reichel (politician)

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Alexander Reichel (born July 23, 1853 in Paris , † February 22, 1921 in Lausanne ) was a Swiss lawyer , university professor and politician .

Life

Alexander Reichel was a son of the Prussian conductor and composer Adolf Reichel, who immigrated to Bern from Saxony in 1867 . He studied law at the University of Bern from 1874 to 1876 and became an advocate in 1877 . From 1886 to 1890 he was a representative of the radicals on the Grand Council of the Canton of Bern . In 1888 he was a co-founder of the Swiss Social Democratic Party , which he also chaired until 1890. From 1891 to 1899 he was a full professor of law at the University of Bern, then until 1905 head of department in the Justice and Police Department . In 1905 the University of Bern awarded him an honorary doctorate . In the same year he was elected as the first SP member to be a federal judge .

Reichel was naturalized in Oberburg in 1869 . He was married to Anna Coaz, daughter of the forest engineer and mountain topographer Johann Wilhelm Coaz .

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SURNAME Reichel, Alexander
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Swiss lawyer, university professor and politician
DATE OF BIRTH July 23, 1853
PLACE OF BIRTH Paris
DATE OF DEATH February 22, 1921
Place of death Lausanne