About Franz Lindt
Lived 1844 – 1901 (aged 57). Franz Lindt was a Swiss engineer and politician.
Franz Lindt (11 September 1844 – 17 November 1901) was a Swiss politician who served as the sixth mayor of Bern.
Personal life Lindt graduated from the Federal Polytechnic Institute in Zürich.
Career Lindt began his career as an assistant to the cantonal geodesist . When Rohr was elected to the Executive Council in 1872, Lindt succeeded him as the cantonal geodesist.
In 1894, he was elected to the Grand Council of Bern, where he took over the building department.
Lindt succeeded Eduard Müller as the mayor of Bern when Müller was elected into the Federal Council in 1895. In 1899, he resigned because of a neurological disorder leaving him incapable to fulfill his duties.
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Who was Franz Lindt?
Swiss engineer and politician (1844-1901)
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Franz Lindt was born on 11 September 1844 in Bern.
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Franz Lindt died on 17 November 1901 in Bern.
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Franz Lindt was an engineer and politician.
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Franz Lindt was Swiss.
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