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Simeon Bavier

Swiss civil engineer, railway pioneer, politician and diplomat (1825-1896)
Person human Q662331

Facts

28 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[27]
Date of birth
September 16, 1825
Date of death
January 27, 1896
Place of birth
Chur
Place of death
Basel
Country of citizenship
Switzerland[13]
Occupation
politician, civil engineer, executive, diplomat
Field of work
construction industry, architecture, railway building, railway line, road construction, politics, diplomacy[14][15][16][17][18][19][20]
Position held
Member of the Swiss Federal Council, Member of the Swiss National Council, President of the Swiss Confederation[21][22][23]
Educated at
University of Stuttgart, Polytechnikum Karlsruhe[24][25]
Religion or worldview
reformed[26]
Member of political party
Free Democratic Party of Switzerland[28]
Father
Johann Baptista Bavier[10]
Mother
Wikidata item[11]
Spouse
Barbara von Salis-Seewis[12]
Work location
Bern, Basel, Chur[33][34][35]
Languages spoken, written or signed
Swiss German, Standard High German, German, French[42][43][44][45]
Academic degree
Diploma of Engineering[30]
Described by source
Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie, Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[39][40][41]
Family name
Category:Bavier (surname)[31]
Given name
Simeon[32]
Military, police or special rank
first lieutenant[29]
Municipal affiliation of a Swiss national
Chur[38]
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Name in native language
Simeon Bavier[46]
P14527
19029[47]
Place of burial
Cemetery Daleu[9]
Relative
Theophil Sprecher von Bernegg, Johann Gaudenz Dietegen Salis[36][37]
🏷️ Also known as
en Simeon Bavier en Simon Bavier cs S. Bavier cs Simon Bavier cs Simon Bawier fr Simeon de Bavier id Simon Bavier ru Бавье Симон ru Симон Бавье zh 西蒙·巴维尔 zh-hant 西蒙·巴維爾
🔖 Identifiers · 17
ISNI
0000000010361812
VIAF cluster ID
59869949
GND ID
117767352
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Simeon.Bavier (cropped).jpg ↗
CERL Thesaurus ID
cnp01091964
DDB person (GND) ID
117767352
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
117767352
Dodis ID
P16326
Freebase ID
/m/01jxz0
HDS ID
003554
Kalliope-Verbund (GND) ID
117767352
Lexicon istoric retic ID
300
Show all 17 identifiers +5
NL CR AUT ID
ntk20251278986
Our Campaigns candidate ID
269419
Portrait Archive ID
73184, 167314
Swiss parliament ID
1484
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJhX3yGjFcxVXtHX4K8t8C

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🔗 Connections
Field of work 6
politics, architecture, diplomacy, road construction, railway line, construction industry
Languages spoken, written or signed 4
German, French, Swiss German, Standard High German
Occupation 4
politician, diplomat, civil engineer, executive
Work location 3
Bern, Basel, Chur
Described by source 2
Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie
Country of citizenship 1
Switzerland
Educated at 1
University of Stuttgart
Given name 1
Simeon
Instance of 1
human
Member of political party 1
Free Democratic Party of Switzerland
Military, police or special rank 1
first lieutenant
Municipal affiliation of a Swiss national 1
Chur
Place of birth 1
Chur
Place of death 1
Basel
Position held 1
President of the Swiss Confederation
Sex or gender 1
male
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Summary

Simeon Bavier was born on September 16, 1825[1], in Chur[2]. He died on January 27, 1896[3], in Basel[4]. He worked as a politician[5], civil engineer[6], executive[7], and diplomat[8].

FAQs

Where was Simeon Bavier born?

Simeon Bavier was born in Chur[2].

Where did Simeon Bavier die?

Simeon Bavier died in Basel[4].

Who were Simeon Bavier's parents?

Simeon Bavier's father was Johann Baptista Bavier[10]. Simeon Bavier's mother was Q139765805[11].

Who was Simeon Bavier married to?

Simeon Bavier's spouses include Barbara von Salis-Seewis[12].

What did Simeon Bavier do for work?

Simeon Bavier worked as a politician[5], civil engineer[6], executive[7], and diplomat[8].

Where did Simeon Bavier go to school?

Simeon Bavier was educated at University of Stuttgart[24] and Polytechnikum Karlsruhe[25].

Related Entities

Bern diplomacy politics Switzerland

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [27] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  6. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [13] ↑ . Historical Dictionary of Switzerland. wikidata.org.
  8. [21] ↑ . parlament.ch. Retrieved . parlament.ch. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [22] ↑ . parlament.ch. Retrieved . parlament.ch. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  11. [24] ↑ . hls-dhs-dss.ch. Retrieved . hls-dhs-dss.ch. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [25] ↑ . hls-dhs-dss.ch. Retrieved . hls-dhs-dss.ch. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [14] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  19. [20] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [5] ↑ . parlament.ch council member database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [6] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [7] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [8] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [26] ↑ . Historical Dictionary of Switzerland. Retrieved . hls-dhs-dss.ch. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  27. [29] ↑ . dodis.ch. Retrieved . dodis.ch. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [30] ↑ . dodis.ch. Retrieved . dodis.ch. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  29. [1] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  30. [3] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  31. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  34. [34] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  35. [35] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  36. [36] ↑ . hls-dhs-dss.ch. Retrieved . hls-dhs-dss.ch. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  37. [37] ↑ . hls-dhs-dss.ch. Retrieved . hls-dhs-dss.ch. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  38. [38] ↑ . Historical Dictionary of Switzerland. Retrieved . hls-dhs-dss.ch. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  39. [39] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  40. [40] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  41. [41] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  42. [42] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  43. [43] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  44. [44] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  45. [45] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  46. [46] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  47. [47] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. 14d ago · OKA bot bot · 2026-10-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  5. 25w ago · Magnus Manske · 2026-05-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Family name → Category:Bavier (surname)
    Described by source → Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie, Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)
    Religion or worldview → reformed
    Academic degree → Diploma of Engineering
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    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Father: Johann Baptista Bavier, Adding statement(s) using [[:toollabs:wikidata-todo/relator|Relator2]]"
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