Louis Vulliemin, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Louis Vulliemin

Swiss university teacher (1797-1879)

Date of Birth: 07-Sep-1797

Place of Birth: Yverdon-les-Bains, Canton of Vaud, Switzerland

Date of Death: 10-Aug-1879

Profession: historian, university teacher

Nationality: Switzerland

Zodiac Sign: Virgo

Louis Vulliemin (7 September 1797, in Yverdon-les-Bains – 10 August 1879, in Lausanne) was a Swiss theologian and historian. He was educated at Johann Heinrich Pestalozzi's institute in Yverdon, then studied theology at the Academy of Lausanne, being ordained as a pastor in 1821.
Later on, he was honorary professor of history, philosophy and literature at the Academy (1837–79).
From 1847 to 1864 he was also a professor of theology to the faculty of the Free Evangelical Church in Lausanne.He was a founding member and first president of the Société d'histoire de la Suisse Romande (1837–55).