About Friedrich Ludwig Effinger
Lived 1795 – 1867 (aged 71). Friedrich Ludwig Effinger was a Swiss politician.
Friedrich Ludwig von Effinger (born 29 August 1795 in Bern - died 17 March 1867 in Bern) was a Swiss politician who served as the second mayor of Bern.
Personal life Friedrich Ludwig von Effinger studied law in Bern, Berlin and Göttingen. He joined the state service in 1820. He married Catharina Julie Adelheid Jenner in 1822.
He was elected municipal president (mayor) of Bern in 1849, thereby succeeding Karl Zeerleder. He was Mayor until 1863. He was called the "Architect of the Federal Capital," because under his rule, they began the large-scale renovation of the city of Bern. He retired from politics in 1858 and he died in Bern on 17 March 1867.
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Swiss politician (1795-1867)
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Friedrich Ludwig Effinger was born on 29 August 1795 in Bern.
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Friedrich Ludwig Effinger died on 17 March 1867 in Bern.
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