Alphons Pfyffer
Alphons Pfyffer von Heidegg , (born September 5, 1753 , † April 11, 1822 ) was a Swiss politician at the turn of the 18th to the 19th century.
Pfyffer came from the Leodegar branch of the Lucerne patrician family Pfyffer , who called themselves Pfyffer von Heidegg in this branch . He first embarked on a military career and spent some time in Paris as a lieutenant in the Swiss Guard . After his return to Lucerne, he spread revolutionary ideas. After the Helvetic Revolution in the spring of 1798, Pfyffer was elected as a moderate reformer by the Republicans on April 18 to join the first Directory of the Helvetic Republic . However, under pressure from the French envoy Jean-Jacques Rapinat , Pfyffer had to resign on June 18 of the same year. However, he remained a member of the Helvetian Senate and the Grand Council, where he was counted among the Unitarians.
literature
- Franz Joseph Schiffmann: Pfyffer von Heidegg, Alphons . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 25, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1887, p. 716 f.
- Markus Lischer: Pfyffer, Alphons (from Heidegg). In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Pfyffer, Alphons |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Pfyffer from Heidegg, Alphons |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swiss politician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 5, 1753 |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 11, 1822 |