Hans Kaufmann (politician, 1871)

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Hans Kaufmann (born January 7, 1871 in Lucerne , † December 20, 1940 in Solothurn ) was a Swiss politician ( FDP ).

Hans Kaufmann (1871–1940) government act. Grave in the St. Katharinen cemetery in Solothurn
Grave in the St. Katharinen cemetery, Solothurn

Kaufmann studied from 1890 to 1895 (among others Carl Hilty ) jurisprudence . From 1910 to 1937 he was a member of the government of the Canton of Solothurn ; under him the cantonal unemployment insurance law came into being in 1926. In 1914 he received an honorary doctorate from the University of Zurich .

Kaufmann found his final resting place in the St. Katharinen cemetery in Feldbrunnen-St. Niklaus .

Web links

Commons : Hans Kaufmann  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Erich Meyer: Hans Kaufmann (politician, 1871). In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland .
personal data
SURNAME Kaufmann, Hans
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Swiss politician
DATE OF BIRTH January 7, 1871
PLACE OF BIRTH Lucerne
DATE OF DEATH December 20, 1940
Place of death Solothurn