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Virgile Rossel

1858 – 1933

Swiss politician

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Lived 1858 – 1933 (aged 75). Virgile Rossel was a Swiss writer, politician, university teacher, lawyer, judge and jurist.

Virgile Rossel (19 March 1858 – 29 May 1933) was a Swiss jurist, politician and writer. He was President of the Swiss National Council in 1909/1910 and President of the Federal Supreme Court 1929–1930.

Rossel was born in Tramelan. He graduated in legal and literary studies at the Universities of Leipzig, Berne, Strasbourg and Paris. He received a doctorate in law from the University of Berne in 1879. He also had an honorary doctorate from the University of Geneva in 1909. He began teaching from 1883, when he was appointed a professor of civil law at the University of Berne. He taught until 1912. He was also rector of the university in 1894 and 1907. From 1912 to 1932, Rossel was a judge of the Federal Supreme Court. He was succeeded by his son Jean Rossel.

Avenue Virgile-Rossel in Lausanne and rue Virgile Rossel in Tramelan are named after him. A monument with his portrait in relief by Joseph Constantin Kaiser and Joseph Robert Kaiser was erected in Tramelan.

Works Histoire littéraire de la Suisse romande des origines à nos jours, Genève 1889–1891, 2 vol. (rééd. Neuchâtel 1903; Lausanne 1990) Histoire du Jura bernois, Genève 1914 Le Roi des paysans, Lausanne, 1915 Sorbeval, roman jurassien, Lausanne 1925 Ce que femme veut..., roman féministe, Neuchâtel, 1931. Anne Sentéri : Roman. Mœurs romanches, 1908 Au cœur de la vie : Vers - Sonnets et poèmes - Petite et grande patrie, Lausanne, 1935 Blanche Leu et autres nouvelles bernoises, Lausanne, 1913 Le chemin qui monte : Pièce morale en deux actes, La Neuveville, 1895 Clément Rochard : Roman de mœurs politiques suisses. La Chaux-de-Fonds, 1903 Cœurs simples : Roman de mœurs suisses. Genève, 1894 La course au Bonheur : Roman, Lausanne, 1923 Davel : Poème dramatique en cinq actes, Lausanne, 1898 Démétrius : Drame en vers: un prologue, quatre actes, six tableaux, Zurich, 1912 La démocratie et son évolution. Berne, 1905 Les deux Forces : Roman, Lausanne 1905 Eugène Rambert : Sa vie, son temps et son œuvre. Lausanne, 1917 Le flambeau : Roman, Lausanne, 1920 Le grand jour : Roman. Lausanne, 1929 Histoire de la littérature française hors de France, Lausanne, 1895 Histoire des relations littéraires entre la France et l'Allemagne, Genève, 1970, réédition Histoire littéraire de la Suisse romande des origines à nos jours, Neuchâtel, 1903 Jours difficiles : Roman de mœurs suisses, Genève, 1896 Là-haut sur la Montagne ... : Poèmes alpestres, Lausanne, 1921 Le Maître : Roman, Lausanne, 1906 Une mère : Épisode de la guerre Anglo-transvaalienne. Drame en un acte en vers. Lausanne, 1901 Morgarten : Drame en quatre actes en vers, Lausanne, 1905 Le peuple Roi ou Grandeur et misères de la démocratie, Lausanne, 1933 Robert Caze : notes et souvenirs, Porrentruy, 1983, réédition Le roman d'un Neutre, Lausanne, 1918 La seconde Jeunesse : Journal d'un Poète. Lausanne, 1888 La vaudoise : Pièce en trois actes. Lausanne, 1907 Poèmes suisses, Lausanne, 1893

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Education
University of Bern
Positions held
Member of the Swiss National Council, President of the Swiss National Council
Employers
University of Bern

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Frequently asked questions

Who was Virgile Rossel?

Swiss politician (1858-1933)

When was Virgile Rossel born?

Virgile Rossel was born on 19 March 1858 in Tramelan.

When did Virgile Rossel die?

Virgile Rossel died on 29 May 1933 in Lausanne.

What was Virgile Rossel's occupation?

Virgile Rossel was a writer, politician, university teacher, lawyer, judge and jurist.

What nationality was Virgile Rossel?

Virgile Rossel was Swiss.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Virgile Rossel

· Wikidata: Q2527707

· DBpedia: Virgile Rossel

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