Gustave Bettex
Gustave Bettex , also Gustave-François (born July 26, 1868 in Lausanne , † March 17, 1921 in Les Planches , entitled to live in Combremont-le-Petit ) was a Swiss politician .
biography
Bettex attended the cantonal Progymnasium in Lausanne and the grammar school in Basel . In 1886 he received the teacher's license. He then worked from 1886 to 1889 as a teacher in Peyres-Possens and from 1887 also in Montreux .
In 1889 he took over the editing of the Feuille d'Avis de Montreux and the Journal des Etrangers , which he held until his death in 1921.
As a left-wing liberal politician, he was councilor of Le Châtelard and from 1905 municipal councilor of the same municipality. He was elected to the Grand Council of the Canton of Vaud in 1917, and to the National Council in the 1917 parliamentary elections . He resigned from both offices in 1921.
With his strong commitment to the hotel industry and tourism in Montreux, he gave the city a great boost.
Web links
- Sabine Carruzzo-Frey: Bettex, Gustave. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland .
- Publications by and about Gustave Bettex in the Helveticat catalog of the Swiss National Library
- Gustave-François Bettex on the website of the Federal Assembly
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Bettex, Gustave |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swiss politician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 26, 1868 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Lausanne |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 17, 1921 |
| Place of death | Les Planches |